Tanzania
Completed Projects
Construction of self-sustaining grinding mills to provide poverty relief for six villages:- Nyantike
- Oboke
- Kabwana
- Matangwe
- Okebe
- Nyakina
- Lolwe
- Minigo
- Raranya
- Ryagati
- Nyahera
Provision of 4 desktop computers to Shirati Hospital Library
Ongoing Projects
- Poverty Relief Project
- Financial aid generation for poverty stricken members of Shirati satellite villages through the construction of grinding mills. Income generated by the mills is used to provide financial aid to the impoverished and to maintain the mill. In addition construction of additional mills decreases the distance villagers have to travel for grinding, thus benefitting the entire community.
- Schistosomiasis Control Project
- Members of fishing villages near Shirati are screened for Schistosomiasis providing a cross sectional analysis of its prevalence in the area. Subjects that test positive are treated on site. Subjects presenting with complications are referred to the Shirati Hospital Outpatient Department for imaging and treatment.
- Bike Project
- Improving access to pre-natal care for members of Shirati satellite villages through the provision of modified bicycles used to transport pregnant women to the hospital for prenatal care and safe delivery.
- Anti-malarial Bed Net Distribution Project
- Distribution of insecticide treated bed nets to children aged 5 and under residing in Shirati satellite villages as well as provision of bed nets to all children aged 5 and under following discharge from Shirati Hospital. Bed nets are retreated with insecticide every two years.
- Malaria Education Project
- Provision of monthly malaria education sessions at Shirati Hospital Children’s Clinic
- Health Education Center
- Offers biweekly health education sessions to maternity ward patients and mothers of children’s ward patients at Shirati Hospital.
- Diabetes Control Initiative
- Seeks to investigate the potential for increased of diabetes among patients being treated for HIV at the Shirati Hospital. Participants are screened for elevated glucose levels to measure conversion to hyperglycemia and diabetes. Diabetes counseling medical treatment is provided.
- Project Share
- Provision of medical supplies and medical equipment to Shirati Hospital
- HIV Education Project
- Provision of HIV education seminars and youth discussion groups promoting the understanding of HIV and safe-sex practices. Condoms are offered free to participants.
- Leprosy Poverty Relief Project
- Financial aid generation for poverty stricken members of the leprosy ward at Shirati Hospital through the establishment of a self sustaining chicken and vegetable farm
Current and Planned Research and Service Projects
Construction of fresh water wells for Shirati satellite villagesEstablishing not-for-profit psychiatry clinic at Shirati Hospital, supplied with medications and educational materials
