The TCCNA was officially inaugurated concurrently with its 1^st Conference and the 6^th conference of the African Federation of Critical Care Nurses at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The inauguration ceremony took place on the morning of the 11^th of October, 2022. The conference immediately followed on the same day and over the next two days, ending on the afternoon of the 13^th of October, 2022.

This meeting attracted over 100 participants in the field of critical care from within the country, the continent as well from outside the continent. These included representatives from WFCCN, AFCCN, Critical Care Nurses Associations of Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon and South Africa. Dignitaries such as executive directors and nursing directors of the regional referral hospital in Dar es Salaam and the Chairperson of the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council, among others; were also present.

The association was officially launched by the Director of Nursing and Midwifery Services, Ms. Ziada Sellah from the Ministry of Health of Tanzania; who was the guest of honor

The First TCCNA and Sixth AFCCN Conference

The conference was themed ‘’Critical Care in Africa: Integrating lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic” and was conducted over the course of 3-days following the inauguration ceremony. A total of 3 keynote presentations, one panel discussion and 14 oral presentations were made.

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