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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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    What Desperation Does

    Last week I was in Bukoba, north west Tanzania, visiting one of our DVP teams. I recorded a video blog about that trip last week and you can find it here. As I said in the v-log, travelling with the volunteers and seeing DVP in action was a great boost for me. It always reminds […]


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    Back to Bukoba

    CEO Mark Topley visits the 63rd Dental Volunteer Programme team in Bukoba, North West Tanzania, and talks about the impact of the programme and its importance in rural areas.  


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