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Karibu! Simanjiro, Tanzania . Situated in East Africa Total Population 43,739,000 Capital city Dodoma Economical Capital Dar es Salaam Currency Tanzanian shillings South east of Arusha 4,900 kms sq.

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Karibu! Simanjiro, Tanzania.

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 Situated in East Africa  Total Population – 43,739,000  Capital city – Dodoma  Economical Capital – Dar es Salaam  Currency – Tanzanian shillings

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 South east of Arusha  4,900 kms sq.  Population: 96,000  90% Maasai

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 Swahili and Kimaasai  Useful phrases:  Non- verbal communications

Jambo Habari Gani Pole Asante sana Hapana

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 Maasai.  Interest in going abroad to volunteer.  Better Cultural experience in a remote area.  Interest in learning more about Tropical

Diseases.

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 One of many native tribes in Tanzania and

Kenya.

 Nomad Pastoralists.  Cattle values their wealth in society.  Communal land ownership.  Cultural practices.

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 Masses

Loads of Singing!!

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Maasai Weddings

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 Family play vital role in health care  Polygamy  Superstitions  Traditions

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 Set up in 1980 by the Divine Word

Missionaries.

 Now has 42 beds for inpatients  Main Diseases

  • Malaria
  • Typhoid
  • Pneumonia
  • H.I.V.

(Simanjiro Health Centre 2005)

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 Old Wives Tales / Witch Doctor  Doctors / Clinical House Officers diagnosis

patients

 Documentation - Drug Cardex, TPN Chart  Ambulance service

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 Policies and protocols  Training programmes  Documentation  Medications  Clinics e.g. Flying Medical Service  Family involvement

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 Clinical House Officers rounds were done in

the morning.

 General Observations  Minor Surgeries  Pharmacy  Maternity facilities  Weekly Mother and Baby clinics

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FLYING MEDICAL SERVICE

 Based in Arusha  7 villages every 15 days  Villages can be unable to reach by road  Six seated plane for: a pilot,

Clinical officer, two or three students and a patient.

 Antenatal clinic  Children’s vaccination clinic  General Clinic

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 An hour from Emborett  Every Wednesday  Clinical Officer, Nurse and Priest attend  Maasai market  People attend on way to market  Can see doctor or nurse for vaccinations or general

health

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Emails

Vaccinations and Medication

Dates agreed?

Flights

Passport and Visas

Appropriate clothes shopping

Sun cream and mosquito repellents

Visa / Credit Card

Fundraising....

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What is it for?

  • 1. The Community

Clean Water

Nursery Schools

  • 2. The Hospice

Machines

General equipment

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The money we raised will be used to:

 Send two young people in the area to college  Buy a urinalysis machine  Ambulance maintenance  Build chairs and tables for a new nursery

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Ideas

1.

Bag and Pack

2.

Coffee Morning

3.

Christmas Raffle

4.

Quiz

5.

Marathon

6.

Flag Day

Problems

1.

Insurance for Bag and Pack

2.

Finding a venue for events

3.

Permission from the Gardai (if needed)

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 Safari

Serengeti Lake Manyara Ngorongoro

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 Language barrier  Isolated from the outside world 1.

Low coverage

2.

Jenny’s Shop

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Poor internet

4.

RICE and BANANAS

5.

Solar power

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 Injection technique  Manual Observations  To partake and understand the Maasai Culture  Communication Skills  Importance of education  Different Health Care Systems

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 Bring stuff from home:

1.

Photos

2.

Chocolate

3.

Torches

4.

IPods

5.

First Aid Kit

6.

Books

7.

Journal

 Start early and ENJOY!!!!

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Casey, D. (2011) International nursing: nursing in developed and developing countries. NUIG: Galway.

Janhonen, S., Juntunen, A., Nikkonen, M. (2002) “Respect as the main lay care activity among the Bena in Ilembula village in Tanzania” International Journal of Nursing 8 (p.210-220).

Lonely Planet (2011) Tanzania travel information and travel guide. Available at: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania (Accessed: 17 October 2011)

Tanzania Wildlife Safari (2011) Swahili, the language of Tanzania. Available at: http://www.tanzaniawildlifesafaris.com/swahili-phrases.php (Accessed: 17 October 2011)

The Flying Medical Service (2010) Flying Medical Service. Available at: http://www.flyingmedicalservice.org/fmservice.htm (Accessed: 17 October 2011)

WHO (2011) United republic of tanzania. Available at: http://www.who.int/countries/tza/en/ (Accessed: 17 October 2011)

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