Tanzania 1 project

Donation to Save One Life, US-based non-profit organisation

Partner institution
Haemophilia Society of Tanzania (HST)

Represented by
Mr Richard Minja, President of HST

Duration
1 year, Q4 2009 – Q4 2010

Status
Completed

Objectives

• Conduct outreach programme to three referral hospitals located in three different regions
• Lay groundwork for further infrastructure development such as capacity building, awareness creation and patient diagnosis at a later stage

Achievements

• Created awareness about haemophilia at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
• Organised the fist ever people with haemophilia and families education workshop, attended by 20 families
• Following the HST lobbying effort, the government of Tanzania procured diagnostic equipment which was installed in 4 referral hospitals across the country