A TOTAL of 400 children of Kidutani Preparatory School have been given health check-ups to ensure they are healthy.
The exercise, which was held at the school, was conducted by a team of volunteers from China where the children were given different tests including eye, ear, mouth and blood pressure tests.
Speaking at the exercise, the Head of Medicine from China, Professor Jiang Guoqing, said, the aim of the health test is to help children to identify their health and receive treatment when they are diagnosed with problems.
“Today we have come to conduct a health examination for children recognizing the great importance for their future development”.
“Children are the future of the nation, health services are the most important thing for them”.
In addition, he thanked the Ministry of Health and the Government for the way they provide great cooperation when Chinese doctors arrive in Zanzibar to provide various services.
The Principal of Kidutani Preparatory School, Asma Ali Yussuf, the exercise will help them identify the health of the children and keep them safe in building a better future for their studies.
“We as the leadership of Skuli have received this support with open arms, believing that the good health of children is the hope of the nation”.
He said, they have had a procedure to check the children’s health for each period and that the support of the team of Chinese Doctors will continue to be a catalyst for the development of the children.
And some of the elders of the children expressed their joy in providing this service and asked the Government and the Ministry of Health to continue doing this exercise regularly to keep the children in good health.
