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Canada-Africa Community Health Alliance (CACHA), is a non-profit, non-governmental organization. For our medical caravan to Ukerewe Island, Tanzania we are looking for volunteers to form a team of 12-18 people. Below you can find an outline of what you might expect if you come along.Wherever you come from, whatever your profession and background, we would be delighted to have you join our team. We work closely together as a team of Canadian and Tanzanian nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physicians, surgeons, and logisticians* to provide the local people with free health care services including:
· primary health care
· eye exams and reading glasses
· HIV, Malaria and Syphilis testing
· dental extractions
· surgeries
· medications
*Note: logisticians are non-medical people who organize everything so that the medical people can focus on patient care.
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1. Provide health care services in a safe and effective manner across Ukerewe Island at Nansio Hospital and other health centers and dispensaries as determined by our local partners in consultation with the CACHA mission lead
2. Provide access to high-quality healthcare services and support the local healthcare system including collaboration and information sharing between Canadian and Tanzanian participants
a. Orientation meeting for Tanzanian and Canadian partners
b. Sharing and teaching of clinical information between Tanzanian and Canadian health care workers
c. Build upon activities and results achieved during an ongoing mission by obtaining input from Canadian and Tanzanian partners
3. Contribute to the prevention, education, and treatment of HIV by providing free testing with Tanzanian clinicians and making referrals to local HIV programs
4. Facilitate and promote health education with the local community concerning various aspects of health promotion and prevention
5. Offering services at the Nansio District Hospital, with surgeries to be supported financially by CACHA and performed by Tanzanian teams
6. Work with our partners to build local capacity so that they have control of the medical mission and are able to take over any portion as is needed, or as they may choose. Examples:
a. The local Tanzanian team is responsible for the translation for all patients, triaging of patients, and managing the waiting area for patients (in coordination with Canadian logisticians)
b. The local Tanzanian team, with the Canadians, review the line of people to triage any emergencies and decide on final numbers for the day
c. Lake Victoria Children community ambassadors will bring vulnerable children to the front of the line to ensure they are being seen by the CACHA medical team
7. Provide opportunities for in-depth discussions for any challenges or opportunities identified by Tanzanian or Canadian members of the team.
8. Team members should always keep in mind:
What is the best way to serve the people of Ukerewe Island? How can we all best learn from each other?
How best can the CACHA team support the work of the healthcare providers on the island?
How do we ensure people are safe while waiting to be seen and who is to be seen?
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CACHA medical missions are non-profit and self-funded by volunteers and their donors. The mission cost is disbursed over a variety of mission-related expenses including; accommodation, food, in-country transportation, allowances for locally engaged partners, medical and logistics equipment and supplies, communications, customs, medical treatments and referrals for patients, as well as CACHA overhead and management, CACHA membership fee, and helps to support many of our CACHA projects.
All donations submitted to CACHA toward payment of mission costs and plane tickets are tax deductible.
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