Healthy Hearts in Nyamagaro

We recently had our first major outreach of the Healthy Hearts Project in the rural part of ​​Rorya. Our team went to the Nyamagaro Health Center.

Education for BMU officers

Together with our local partner Maji Safi, we are working to provide education to fishermen’s representatives in the coastal villages of Rorya.

Karibu, Winnie!

Last month we welcomed our twelfth local staff member. Winnie Walter has been hired as project coordinator for the Healthy Hearts Project.

New Video – Bonesetter Project Update

Jovine Okoth gives an update on the project that he himself, Nkaina Walter and Joost Binnerts run to explore collaboration between the Shirati KMT Hospital in Shirati, Tanzania and the local healers, called bonesetters.

The Shirati Food Team

Welcome to our Nutrition Team! Discover the dedicated professionals behind our nutrition initiatives: Stella Makori is a passionate nutritionist at Shirati KMT Hospital and the local project leader of the Shirati Peanut Project and Shirati Food Program. Hailing from Shirati, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition in Morogoro. Eager to be close to […]

Team Shirati at ECTMIH 2023

Team Shirati at ECTMIH 2023 At the end of November, the global health community gathered in Utrecht for the 13th European Congress on Global Health. We presented our work on the Shirati Peanut Project, tackling malnutrition in children with locally-made ready-to-use-therapeutic-food (RUTF) and our community health-needs-assessment for nutrition. Huge shoutout to Dr. Bwire Chirangi and […]

A job well done

A job well done Last month, the Delft Ultra, the portable X-ray machine, arrived in Shirati, marking the commencement of our household survey. The objective was to answer the question, “How often do bone fractures occur per year, and what treatment choices are made?” Our survey team, consisting of 15 women from Shirati, visited 498 […]

Karibu, Nkaina!

Karibu, Nkaina! We are very pleased to announce that Nkaina Walter Harun will be joining our team in Shirati, contributing in multiple capacities. As the local coordinator for the Schistosomiasis Project, he will organize outreach activities in January to four fishing villages. Additionally, he plays a crucial role in the Bonesetter Project team, where he […]