Tabora, 22 January, 2026 / 6:04 PM
The Director of Cardinal Rugambwa Hospital has announced that celebrations marking forty years since the establishment of the health facility in Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, are aimed at strengthening healthcare services for mothers and children.
According to a Tuesday, January 20 Tumaini Media report, Sr. Dr. Sara Kahumbya Deogratius said that the hospital, which is managed by the Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, plans to raise one billion Tanzanian shillings ($392927308.00) to facilitate the construction of a Mother and Child Care facility.
“The main focus of this year’s 40th anniversary celebrations is the construction of a Mother and Child Care building,” Sr. Kahumbya said during the official launch of the anniversary celebrations scheduled for July 9.
She added, “Through various stakeholders who love and use this hospital, together with us who lead it, we have resolved to raise one billion shillings as part of the total cost of the building we plan to construct.”
“These celebrations are also a moment to honor and remember our founder,” the Catholic Sister said on January 20 in a separate report, referring to the late Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa, who served as Archbishop of the Dar-es-Salaam Archdiocese from 1968 to 1992.
She added that the event is also expected to be an opportunity for the people of God in the East African nation to appreciate “the commitment to quality, compassionate healthcare” that continues to define the services of the institution that Cardinal Rugambwa established in 1986
As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations, Sr. Kahumbya announced that the hospital has organized various activities including “free medical check-ups ahead of the climax of the July 9 anniversary celebrations..
The specialist in Internal Medicine, who is also the Medical Officer in Charge of the Dar-es- Salaam Metropolitan See’s institution acknowledged with gratitude the support the hospital has received over the past 40 years “particularly from the Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, which owns the hospital, the Ministry of Health for providing health guidelines.”
She appealed for financial support from people of goodwill within and outside the East African nation to support the initiative in order to help the hospital realize the 40 anniversary project and reach more people in need with healthcare services.
“We warmly invite our partners, stakeholders, and the community to join us in making this impactful project a reality. Together, we can strengthen healthcare for mothers and children and build on a legacy of service,” Sr. Kahumbya said.
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