Health care for tribes around Lake Eyasi (Tanzania)

  1. Posted on Tuesday 5 April 2011 - 16:46
    Bertil
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    Pictures and text: Margret van Gaalen, Malaria No More! Netherlands
    The Foundation for African Medicine and Education (FAME) runs an outpatient clinic in Karatu that is visited by people from the entire region when they need medical care.
    Deze bezoekende patienten behoren tot de Datoga stam.
    In order to supply inhabitants of remote rural areas with public healthcare, Doctor Frank Artress travels 1 x per month with his mobile clinic and a team of Tanzanian staff and (American and Tanzanian) volunteers to remote areas to the south of Karatu. It is a difficult 5 hour drive to Gidamilanda near Lake Eyasi where FAME sets up a registration desk, two  doctors room, a lab and a pharmacy in a couple of hours in an empty government building. The African Culture Group Sangoma traveld a few days in advance to inform the local communities per megaphone in the tribal languages about the upcoming arrival of the outpatient mobile clinic. From all directions people come walking and FAME treats 100 patients per day, from registration to clinical diagnosis and lab research, test diagnosis and emission of medicines. During the many moments of waiting, Sangoma educates the patients on the basis of dance, music and drama about a.o. the importance of good hygiene and how to prevent diseases such as AIDS and malaria. A visit to the doctor is not for free. Because the Hadzabe don’t have money, FAME buys necklaces in exchange for a visit to the doctor. Diagnosed diseases vary from STD to brucellosis, TB and malaria. Volunteers from the local tribes help out by translating messages from the tribal language to and from Swahili or English.

    Malaria No More! Netherlands supports FAME’s mobile clinic financially. Without this support, the inhabitants of remote areas in Tanzania would be without public health care. More information about Malaria No More! Netherlands is to be found at en.malarianomore.nl where you can also see videos of FAME and their project with the mobile clinic. 
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  1. Posted on Monday 28 January 2013 12:22
    chrisbale
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    This is a noble work to support the African tribe and help them in their bad times.
    making your point
  2. Posted on Sunday 19 May 2013 23:26
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