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| "Heart Disease Patients", sixteen of them mostly young children in the arms of prominent senior Lion Members at the J.K. Nyerere International Airport just before they left for India for further treatment. (L to R) Zone Chairman Moez Bakari; India High Commissioner Hon. Debnath Shaw; L.C. Dar es Salaam Host Lion Nureen Nathoo; D.G. Wilson Ndesanjo and Sub Treasurer (T) Lion Yusuf Dalal. |
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| District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo talking to local media representatives at the J.K. Nyerere International Airport at the farewell ceremony of sixteen "heart patients" who left for India for further medical/surgical attention. Just behind the Governor is Sub Treasurer (TZ) Lion Yusuf Dalal. |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Seventeen heart disease patients, most of them young boys and girls, flew to India for treatment of chronic heart disease. His Excellency the High Commissioner of India to Tanzania, Hon. Debnath Shaw and District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo were among prominent people to bid farewell to the patients and their escorts.
Lions Club of Dar es Salaam Host led by club President Nureen Nathoo and accompanied by several senior club members were also at the Julius Nyerere International Airport. Zone Chairman Lion Moez Bakari who is the immediate District Officer supervisor for the club came to the airport to say "kwaheri" to the young lads and adults.
The Indian High Commission has been providing priority cooperation to the Lions Clubs in facilitating viza applications and other assistance. Initially, before the patients are sent abroad, the Regency Health Centre, under Lion Dr. Rajni Kanabar prepare their final medical reports and keep a close track with the hospitals in India for further surgical or medical treatment. Dr. Rajni Kanabar is District Convenor for Open Heart Surgery, Heart Awareness & Hospital Project for Sub District 411B.
Story by Abdul Hai
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