When Magalita (78) spoke, she did so in her tribal Kurya language; very slowly and quietly. It was hard to understand her whispers; even her grandson, who interpreted for us, struggled to catch every word. She had a swelling the size of a child’s fist on the right side of her face. Her pain and […]
John is 45 years old; he lives in Tabani village, Butiama district, in the northern Lake Zone of Tanzania with his wife and two children. John is a farmer and grows maize and other crops for both feeding his family and for selling any surplus at market. Having been in pain for a whole […]
Without any need for violins – last year was tough. This is a particularly difficult time to be running a charity (or anything for that matter), and especially a charity which works outside of the mainstream, and particularly when there are emergencies like Ebola contributing to ‘compassion fatigue’ in the UK. I don’t think I’m […]
It’s one thing for us to say what we do works. But what about the partners we work with, those on the ground with the responsibility of ensuring it does? We talked to Dr Samuel Kalongoji – the District Dental Officer who worked with us to set up the Dental Training Programme about his thoughts, […]
Mektrida: Mother of three, wife, cook, cleaner, firewood gatherer, collector of water, farmer. Deborah: Mother of five, wife, cook, cleaner, firewood gatherer, collector of water farmer, local trader. Mariam: Mother of six, widower, cook, cleaner, firewood gatherer, collector of water, farmer. Metodia: Mother of seven, wife, […]
Agnes came with her mother to the training programme in the remote Tarime, Mara region in October 2014. She had a swelling on the right hand side of her jaw and was obviously in a lot of pain. She had walked with her mother for half an hour to reach the training programme from her […]
Last week I was on the road for the last time this year. Just 4 days that took in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital, and Dodoma, the seat of government and the official capital of Tanzania. It’s a bit like the Sydney/Canberra thing the Australians have, except that essentially Dodoma was chosen because it […]
Even amongst good friends I sometimes get mistaken for a dentist. Don’t get me wrong, I would be very proud to be a dentist. If only I could stomach the sight of blood, saliva etc then maybe I would have trained to be one. But being a layman and being asked dental questions can be […]
Hope Dental Centre is not just any dental practice. It was established in Mwanza in 2004 to address the lack of dental provision here, and specifically to support the work of Bridge2Aid in providing training in emergency dentistry to health workers in rural areas of Tanzania. We provide a much-needed general dental service to the […]
Ever had toothache so bad that you were unable to concentrate at work? So bad that you had to take time off to go for an emergency appointment at the dentist? Or so bad you had to take the day, or week, off work, unable to cope?…Sound familiar? You are not alone. Work days […]
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