December 2021 Newsletter
The Dar es Salaam Region has now approved Buguruni Anglican Health Centre to receive patients from ICHF (Improved Community Health Fund). ICHF is Tanzania’s new health insurance for people making less than 70 cents a day (the Tanzanian poverty standard). They receive a year’s basic healthcare for $12/enrollee/year. The government estimates that 60,000–80,000 of the 420,000 in our Buguruni and Vingunguti area qualify. With
September-November 2021 Newsletter
Although it seems to be slowing, Tanzania continues to suffer from the COVID-19 pandemic. Community members of all ages have died. Many of the poor were just hanging on and now are even more destitute. Thankfully, COVID-19 vaccines are now becoming available, but only a tiny fraction of the population has been vaccinated so far. Despite all the death and suffering, there is a
April-July 2021 Newsletter
In January, Tanzania had a second wave of COVID-19 (South African variant) and is now undergoing a third wave with the Delta (Indian) variant. Despite considerable progress, Tanzania, with its 60 million people, is still one of the poorest countries in the world—making the effects of the pandemic particularly devastating. Especially in the cities, there is a lot of crowding in the markets and