Urban Care Clinic

The clinic provides outpatient services for general medicine, prenatal and postnatal care, ultrasound examinations, laboratory work, a dental practice, nutritional counseling, psychotherapy, and an in-house pharmacy. An emergency doctor is on call 24/7. Private patient rooms with en-suite bathrooms are available for temporary inpatient care.

Urban Care Clinic is one of the best medical practices in Zanzibar. Its medical director, Dr. Jenny Bouraima, was trained in Germany and holds a Master of Science in Global Health and Infectious Diseases (GHID) from the University of Edinburgh. Alongside her, the clinic is staffed by another general practitioner, a dentist, a physiotherapist, several nurses, a lab technician, a nutritionist, and a psychotherapist. The center emphasizes care and empathy for patients.

While many patients belong to Zanzibar's financial upper class, who can afford the premium medical services of the private clinic, those in precarious financial situations receive the same medical care at significantly reduced prices.

Urban Care also conducts community outreach programs in villages, focusing on screenings for conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, as well as awareness campaigns on topics like women’s health, cancer awareness, healthy nutrition, and mental health.

Around 15 patients are seen daily, excluding those reached through outreach programs.

Clinical electives and nursing internships in the clinic

Clinical electives and nursing internships are currently only available in internal and general medicine with the two general practitioners.

Part of the program fee includes a contribution to the clinic, which is fully used to fund the charitable outreach programs.