EAC, Germany sign $65m agreement for health, digital projects

Regine Hess and Peter Mathuki.

German Ambassador to Tanzania Regine Hess and EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki in Arusha, Tanzania, on May 17, 2021. PHOTO | PATTY MAGUBIRA | NMG

The East African Community (EAC) Monday signed a cooperation agreement with the German government worth $65 million for the implementation of projects in the areas of health, digital skills and water resources management.

Part of the amount, $17 million, has been allocated to the University of Rwanda where it will be used to expand its expertise in the areas of digitalisation in health supply chain management, cold-chain management, and quality control and drug safety.