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  Education is not the biggest barrier to development

  I imagine I was not alone in being deeply impacted by the video below – a speech by 91 year old Harry Smith at this year’s Labour Party Conference. His recounting of a bleak time in our history not so long ago was heart wrenching, and his exhortation to protect the NHS, which remains one […]

  
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  Tanzania Health Ministry Visit Honours DVP 10th Anniversary

  We were honoured yesterday by a visit to one of our 10th Anniversary DVP teams by the Hon Dr Stephen Kebwe (MP), Deputy Minister for Health, representing the President. Dr Kebwe visited the team working at Bisumwi Dispensary in Mara Region, and was accompanied by the Regional Administrative Secretary for Mara Region. The two toured […]

  
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  10 Year Anniversary Celebrated at Tanzania High Commission

  Today we marked 10 years of DVP and Hope Dental Centre with a reception hosted by the Tanzania High Commissioner in the UK at the mission in London. CEO Mark Topley, Co-Founder Ian Wilson and Chairman Alan Frampton were hosted by the High Commissioner Peter Kallaghe and joined by Lord Peter Mandelson – a supporter […]

  
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  It’s October, so there must be a big dental event somewhere…

  I’ve been in the UK a week now, only 11 days till I leave for home on what is the longest trip I’ve done since I moved to Tanzania 9 years ago. So far it has been a great encouragement – speaking to the Association of Dental Groups last week, meeting with some new high-level […]

  
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  Beginnings

  This past week I’ve been busy preparing for October – a month I’ve been looking forward to for a while as it marks the 10th Anniversary of the Bridge2Aid Dental Volunteer Programme and Hope Dental Centre. One of my tasks was to put together a sequence of photos for the 10 Year Birthday Bash at […]

  
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