Health Dispensary

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Template:Project HELP Health Dispensary Project Type(s):
Country:	Tanzania
Volunteer(s) Name:	W Newhall
Volunteer(s) Homestate:	Georgia
Funds community contributed:	$12886
Percentage community contributed:	72%
Funds needed were:	$2550
Funds requested were:	$4995
PPCP #:	621-169
Year of project approval:	2009
Projects started in Tanzania 2009 (18).
Basketball Court, Center and School for Orphans, Chicken Raising Income Generation, Dairy Initiative, Health Dispensary, Kitchen for Secondary School, Maternity Ward at Health Clinic, Medical Staff Housing for Village Dispensary, Primary School and Community Library, Resource Room Expansion, Rural Health Center, School Improvement, School Kitchen, School Laboratory Expansion, and School Toilet Construction … further results
Other Projects in Tanzania (21).
A Dry Student is a Good Student Masaga Tanzania, Basketball Court, Center and School for Orphans, Chicken Raising Income Generation, Dairy Initiative, Health Dispensary, Kitchen for Secondary School, Maternity Ward at Health Clinic, Medical Staff Housing for Village Dispensary, Nianjema Secondary School, Primary School and Community Library, Resource Room Expansion, Rural Health Center, School Improvement, and School Kitchen … further results
Other Projects by Volunteers from Georgia (12).
Assomada Solar Desalination Project, Atakpamé HIV/AIDS Run for World AIDS Day, Camp Latrines, Desol, Ecotourism Project Embera Indian Tribe Panama, Gender Seminar, Health Dispensary, High School Drafting Course, Kindergarten Building, Kivsharivka Youth Journalism Project II, Latrine Construction, Multimedia Room, and Women's Education and Business Center
Other PCPP Projects by Volunteers (438).
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Mapped Projects around Tanzania (2).

Info about the Health Dispensary

Access to basic health care is a service that should be available to everyone. In a rural country like Tanzania this can be a challenge. Cities and villages may be spread out over a large area of land. This often leads to health care facilities also being spaced widely apart, leaving some villages many kilometers away from any type of health care facility. The villagers in these locations are left with no other choice but to travel long distances, often by foot, for such basic health services as vaccines, child birthing, and physical exams. This is one of these villages. The 3,000 inhabitants currently have to walk 11.5 km to reach the nearest health facility in a neighboring village. It can be difficult for villagers, especially for mothers who have the main responsibility for daily household activities such as washing and cooking, to travel such a far distance. Most people have no access to motorized transportation, or even bicycles, so any trip made to the neighborhood health care facility is typically done on foot. The villagers see a great need for dispensary, the most basic of health care facilities, in their village. The village government has already collected a small fee from every family in the village for the dispensary. The District Government has set aside funds for the construction and have also asked for funds to help complete the project.

Note: This summary was provided by a Peace Corps Volunteer and the community administering this project.