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Medical centres Kilimanjaro - Electives and volunteering
We can arrange clinical electives, medical and nursing internships and volunteering at several medical institutions of the Kilimanjaro area including SIIMA Hospital, Majengo Health Center, Pasua Health Center, Saint Joseph Hospital, Bondeni Dispensary, Kiboriloni Dispensary, Rau Dispensary, Shrimatunda Dispensary, Mawenzi Hospital, Hosiana Home and Maternity Centre and Pulcharia Medical Centre.
The fees which need to be paid directly to the hospitals are lower in Moshi than in Zanzibar. This makes the medical institutions of the Kilimanjaro area for electives and internships of a duration of 7 or more weeks usually cheaper than an elective or internship in Zanzibar.
St. Joseph Hospital
Saint Joseph Hospital has been awarded "best hospital of Moshi in 2011" by the municipal medical officer.
The hospital is half public, half private. The municipality is paying the salaries of all staff as well as medicine, but the building, furniture and all medical equipment such as ultrasonic and X-rays belong to a church institution. 15 physicians and medical officers are working at the hospital which serves around 200 outpatients per day. Additionally there are wards with a total bed capacity of 120 beds.
Besides general medicine and surgery, there is pediatrics and physiotherapy.
Medical and nursing students who do a clinical elective or internship have to pay a monthly contribution of 100 USD to the hospital. Our trouble-free package is 500 € (one-time fee) which includes the contribution for the first month. For professional and experienced volunteers, the contribution may be suspended.
Mawenzi Regional Hospital
Mawenzi Regional Hospital is the second largest hospital of the Kilimanjaro region. The clinic's services include eye, dental, ultrasonic, physiotherapy, laboratory, general surgery, psychiatry, maternity, mother & child care and family planning.
There are two wards for women, one for men, one for children, one for newborns, one for parents, intensive care unit and psychiatric ward.
Medical and nursing students who do a clinical elective or internship have to pay a monthly contribution of 100 USD to the hospital. Our trouble-free package is 500 € (one-time fee) which includes the contribution for the first month.
SIIMA HOSPITAL Moshi
The SIIMA Hospital in the town centre of Moshi is run by Dr. Ngatulile who has studied medicine in Leeds/UK. It is an established centre with around 40 outpatients per day. Additionally there are 12 beds which most of the time are occupied. The typical diseases being treated include HIV, Diarrhea diseases, Malaria, Tuberculosis and tropical diseases.
At SIIMA Hospital there are 5 physicians; one of them is a dentist. Further, there are 9 nurses and a laboratory technician. Some days every month, Dr. Ngatulele is working at Kibosho Hospital in the rural Kilimanjaro region where elective/internship students can accompany him. Besides SIIMA Hospital, Ngatulele is also running the St. Thomas Medical Centre in Arusha which has a total capacity of 40 beds, and where also bigger operations are being carried out. Elective/internship students can also spend some time there.
The activities with Dr. Ngatulele are only possible for students of medicine or nursing. The one-time contribution to SIIMA Hospital is included in the trouble-free package.
Mama Mwashi's maternity home and home-based care (Hosiana Home and Maternity Centre)
Angela Mwashi has been working all her life as a nurse and midwife. She spent many years at the KCMC (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre) in Moshi, one of the country's leading hospitals. Angela got retired in 2002. But she continued following her lifelong vocation, because in her home place Chekereni Weruweru in the suburbs of Moshi, just next to the huge Coca Cola bottleworks, the medical care is not satisfying at all: Expecting mothers have to walk half-day distances to get medical check-ups, many children are born handicapped because mothers are suffering from infections during pregnancy, the workers of the ricefields are battling bilharzia, and AIDS is a serious problem.
Therefore Mama Mwashi started using her small government pension to open a maternity and medical centre in her private home. She is financing the largest part of her private medical centre from her own pockets. Twice a week her centre is open for consultation and check-ups of pregnant women, newborns and sick people. As a professional nurse, in Tanzania she is allowed to prescribe standard drugs. The remaining days of the week she spends visiting patients at their homes or accompanying them to KCMC hospital. Due to a lack of funds she has to do this by foot, meaning she spends long hours walking every day.
Angela is looking for students and professional volunteers from the medical and nursing field to support her. This position will give valuable insights into the reality of medical situation in an African country. No further contribution is expected, but Mama Mwashi wishes that elective students and intern stay at her home. Through the rent she can achieve some income to run her clinic.
Mama Pulcharia's clinic
Mama Pulcharia's Clinic is similar to Mwashi's centre. In fact Pulcharia is the person who trained Mwashi to be a nurse. Her centre is open 7 days per week from morning to 8 pm. Mama Pulcharia hold the degree of an "Assistant to medical officer" which allows her to run a private clinic with the permission from the Tanzanian Health Ministry. Besides herself, two clinical officers, a nurse and midwife, and a laboratory technician are working at the centre.
The diseases which are typically treated include Malaria, infectional diseases, Diarrhea diseases, small accidents, skin problems, diabetis, high blood pressure, allergic reactions, eye problems and HIV. Deliveries are only done in urgent cases, but it is planned to expand in the field of Mother & Child.
Every Thursday, Pulcharia is driving to the rural region of Boma Ngombe to treat the local population which mostly are Maasai. This is being sponsored by Irish missionaries. Volunteers/elective students can accompany Pulcharia on these trips.
The number of patients varies depending on the season. During the rainy season the number of infectional diseases increases, the most busy months are March to June and October/November.
It is possible to volunteer with Pulcharia, and to do electives/student placements.
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Location: Moshi/Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Duration: 3 weeks to 12 months*
Special qualification required: Yes, for students or professionals of medical or nursing
Costs: free of charge (Trouble-free package for 500 € is optional) for Mama Mwashi and Pulcharia. For electives at SIIMA Hospital , St. Joseph, Mawenzi and other public medical institutions, it is required to book the trouble-free package for 500 €.
Accommodation & Meals: Not included.
Included: Placement in the project; if
you opt for the trouble-free package the whole range of services which
is part of the trouble-free package is included
Not included: Travel, health insurance, visa, work permit
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* Volunteering/electives for 1-2 weeks is possible as part
of voluntourism.
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