CRDB commits to policies and guidelines that align with Tanzania’s Vision 2050 goals

DAR ES SALAAM: THE CRDB Bank Foundation pledged to serve to promote healthcare services, sports, youth participation and community development banking on funds it raises through various sporting events. Chairman of the CRDB Bank Foundation Board of Directors, Oswald Urassa, said the Board will continue overseeing policies and guidelines aimed at strengthening the Foundation’s capacity and effectiveness in fulfilling its mandate and achieving its objectives. Over 5bn/- was raised through the CRDB Marathon and the organizers directed it towards the healthcare sector, enabling more than 400 children with heart conditions to undergo surgery and providing 240 women with high-risk pregnancies with medical treatment and safe delivery services.

In retrospect, commitment to have quality healthcare services has been among Tanzania’s government goals in its Development Vision 2050. Zanzibar’s Second Vice President, Hemed Suleiman Abdulla, who was the event’s Chief Guest, said Vision 2050 aims to ensure every Tanzanian has an opportunity to achieve their aspirations through investment in healthcare, education, entrepreneurship, youth development and other key areas of national development. In his remarks while concluding the CRDB Marathon in Dar es Salaam on behalf of Prime Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, he said Vision 2050 seeks to build a nation where expectant mothers receive safe delivery services, young people have opportunities to pursue their aspirations, entrepreneurs can grow into large-scale business owners, and students have opportunities to pursue higher education.

“Vision 2050 seeks to ensure that every Tanzanian can achieve the dream they have set for themselves. A pregnant woman should give birth safely, young people should have better opportunities to fulfil their dreams, an entrepreneur should be able to grow into a major businessperson, and a student should be able to achieve their dream of reaching university so that Tanzania can have highly skilled professionals,” he said. He commended CRDB Group for investing in healthcare and supporting government efforts to ensure Tanzanians have access to better health services.

Abdulla said the large turnout at the CRDB Marathon was a clear indication of the peace, unity and solidarity prevailing in the country, thanking citizens for continuing to uphold these values. He said peace and solidarity were important p…