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    Phase 2 Part 1 is complete!

    On Friday 24th January we wrapped up part 1 of our Phase 2 programme which saw 6 Health Workers pass our dental training programme and receive their basic instrument kits. The Health Workers can begin to offer access to free emergency dental care in their communities right away. The District Dental Officers (DDOs) training the Health […]


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    Make 2014 YOUR year and join the Bridge2Aid fundraising family!

    Bridge2Aid’s fundraisers go above and beyond in order to raise the vital funds needed to host our dental training programmes in East Africa. What’s more – they have fun whilst doing it!  For many, joining the Bridge2Aid family as a fundraiser is the best decision they make all year. It’s really easy to raise money […]


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    Responding positively to ‘plan b’

    Mark Topley, CEO I think it was possibly the world’s greatest ever footballer, Pele, that said that even the best team, with the best plan and the best players only proves its quality when it gets on the pitch and the game starts. Because if the opposition scores twice in the first 10 minutes, Plan […]


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    Bridge2Aid’s Urgent Appeal

    Mark Topley, CEO If you are on Bridge2Aid’s mailing list, connected to us through social media or generally involved in the dental profession in the UK then you may know by now that Bridge2Aid is currently facing the biggest challenge since we started work 10 years ago.  The financial challenge we are facing (and described […]


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    Sengerema District Profile

    On January 11th, a group of volunteers will fly to Tanzania to take part in our Phase 2 Programme. The programme will be based in ther District of Sengerema: Sengerema is 2 hours from Mwanza by road and ferry Its population is 639,103 90% of the population are in rural area and 10% of the […]


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    Patient case study: Mshimana

    When our dental volunteers met 6 year old Mshimana in Kirambi village, Rwanda, they were shocked to find that she had at least 10 carious teeth. Even more shocking was how Mshimana’s Father explained that he was not aware that his daughter should be cleaning her teeth – and had never done so. Despite Mshimana […]


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    Another anniversary

    Mark Topley, CEO Happy New Year to all! Today is the 8th anniversary of the day Jo and I first moved to live in Tanzania. On 6th January 2006, we landed and ate a bleary eyed dinner at Tilapia Hotel with our good friends and founders of Bridge2Aid, Ian and Andie Wilson. We were so […]


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