United Republic of Tanzania

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Famed for both its rich wildlife and Mount Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest mountain – Tanzania has been spared much of the instability that has struck other East African states. However, this has not translated into prosperity for the majority of Tanzanians who are still living below the poverty line.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first worked in Tanzania in 1993. We returned in 2015 to provide medical assistance to the large numbers of Burundian and Congolese refugees living in overcrowded camps in the country’s northeast. This work includes supplying safe drinking water and sanitation, as well as responding to huge numbers of malaria patients.

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Treating refugees in Tanzania: Malnutrition

Saschveen has recently returned from a posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Tanzania, where she was working as a doctor in Nduta refugee camp. She shared her diary with us...

03 May 2018

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Treating refugees in Tanzania: Perspective

Saschveen has recently returned from assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Nduta, Tanzania, where she was providing vital healthcare to the many Burundian refugees there. Although the team has limited resources, today she reflects on just how much they have been able to achieve...

19 Apr 2018

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Treating refugees in Tanzania: A Typical Day

23 Mar 2018

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Treating refugees in Tanzania: Teamwork - it's a beautiful thing

14 Mar 2018

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Treating refugees in Tanzania: Malaria

07 Mar 2018

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Treating refugees in Tanzania: My first impressions

02 Mar 2018

Katharine Andre

Doctor

Two worlds: coming home after an MSF assignment

Katharine is a doctor from the USA who has recently returned from Tanzania, where she was working in an MSF project for refugees. Here she blogs about transitioning from life on assignment to life at home...

24 Jul 2017

Katharine Andre

Doctor

Treating refugees in Tanzania: "The hospital is overflowing"

Katharine blogs about what happens when unexpected events threaten to overwhelm a medical project, and how MSF responds to make sure needs are met...

21 Apr 2017

Katharine Andre

Doctor

Transition: Agok, Alaska, and Now . . . Makere!

Alaskan doctor Katharine Andre recently finished a short mission with MSF in South Sudan. After a trip back home—and copious amounts of chocolate cookies—she is now in Tanzania as part of an MSF team working in Nduta and Nyarugusu refugee camps. Here she blogs about her first impressions of her new surroundings and the work she will be doing.

01 Mar 2017

Karin Walter

Biomedical scientist

Habari! My first mission in Tanzania

Austrian laboratory technician Karin Walter is currently in Tanzania on her first assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF first worked in Tanzania in 1993. We returned in 2015 to provide assistance for refugees living in overcrowded camps, with poor sanitation and little access to healthcare.

19 Jan 2017