MEDIA ADVISORY

Handing Over Ceremony of a Special Project to Enhance the Medical Services Delivery System of the African Union Commission

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

Date:                          Thursday, 3rd  November 2016

Time:                         10:00 Hours

What:                         Handing Over Ceremony of a Special Project to Enhance the African Union Medical Services Delivery System funded by His Highness the Amir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah.

Venue:                       Old Plenary Hall, African Union Commission Headquarters.

Who:                          AUC, Medical and Health Services Directorate

Why:                          One of the strategic objectives of the MHSD is to continuously improve its service delivery system, and it was in response to this that the special project was initiated. With this project, the MHSD will be in a position to manage most of its client onsite, in a timely manner and at acceptable standards. Thus, reducing the cost of healthcare, improve client’s satisfaction and above all contribute to the attainment of aspirations of Agenda 2063.

Objectives:               The project seeks to improve the overall health outcome of Medical Services clients through the provision of high quality, accessible, responsive and equitable healthcare.

Participants:            Chairperson of the AU Commission, HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma; Representative of the Amir of the State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; Permanent Representatives of AU Member States; Members of Arab Embassies accredited to Ethiopia; Members of the Diplomatic Community; AU Commissioners; Senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; and staff of the AU Commission.

JOURNALISTS ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT

Media Contact:

Ms. Afrah M. Thabit, Communication Officer, African Union Commission

E-mail:    Thabitma@africa-union.org, Website : www.au.int, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contact Person:

Dr. Naftal Kilenga, Head Medical Services, Medical Services Directorate

African Union Commission, P O Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel:   +251 115 52 63 73 Ext 4368, Email: KilengaN@africa-union.org