With problems such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, one doctor must see 60 patients a day. The Amana Hospital, which we toured, is located in the countryside of Dar. It has a capacity of 150 people, has two general practitioners, and one surgeon, but serves a surrounding region of 800,000 inhabitants. After labor, a mother is only allowed to stay at the hospital for four to six hours. Supplies, such as clean, sharp needles, are always in short supply, although attempts were made on all hospital instruments to sterilize.
Cleanliness is a daily struggle for everyone here, including our group.
Drinking only bottled water for fear of Giardia among other parasites was a necessary precaution. We had to remember not to rinse our toothbrushes under the tap water, which was sometimes tinted yellowish brown, and to use alcohol-based hand sanitizer whenever possible. Education T he educational system of Tanzania is gradually improving due to increasing interest within the governmental system. Our visit to the Makumbusho Primary School was one of the most moving experiences of the trip. Following a briefing at historic Karimjee Hall with city officials and a visit to the port, we arrived two hours late to the school, but still they waited, despite the fact that the children had come to school during vacation time to see us.