Shirati Health, Education and Development (SHED) Foundation

15/04/2022

15/04/2022

07/08/2017

Our friends from GlobeMed at Duke University spent last week doing a schistosomiasis education program at Shirati Primary School and Mkoma Primary School. They taught the children about the life cycle of schistosomiasis, treatment, prevention, and symptoms. One of the interns, Hannah, mused, "I loved how engaged the students were during our time at the schools. They were very interested in the information we discussed and I hope they gained knowledge about schistosomiasis that they can pass along to others."

22/07/2017

We're so excited to be undertaking a Schistosomiasis mass drug administration and education program with our partners from GlobeMed at Duke University! Schistosomiasis is a waterborne parasitic disease that affects many people in Shirati and the areas surrounding Lake Victoria. We hope that the work being done this summer will increase awareness of the disease and help mitigate its effects on the population.

29/03/2017

10/09/2016

Great to have Dr. Esther Kawira (along with her daughter Sara and grandson Trevor) all the way from Shirati, Tanzania here in Cincinnati addressing the audience at Night on the Serengeti. We couldn't do any of the work we do in TZ without the help of Dr. Kawira, her husband Josiah and the support of the Shirati Health, Education and Development Foundation (SHED).

18/08/2016

Thanks for all the wonderful work you do with us, Village Life Outreach Project (VLOP)/University of Cincinnati!

VLOP is one of our primary partner organizations, working in collaboration with us to carry out health and development projects here in the Mara region. We provide primarily logistical support while VLOP conducts resource management. This summer, a VLOP group of medical students, nurses, and physicians came to work with the Roche Health Center [one of the VLOP signature projects, a newly constructed, world-class health facility] providing free medical care for local residents. We're always happy hosts with this group :)

Follow this link to learn more about our amazing partner. http://www.villagelifeoutreachproject.org/sitepages/ABOUT_home.html

19/07/2016

We had a blast hosting some of the Touro University School of Osteopathic Medicine students (OMS 2s) this summer!

Touro University California Global Health Program has been sending students to learn about healthcare in Shirati for the past 10+ years. We can't wait to see them next year :)

22/11/2015

Performance groups at Duke University under the lead of GlobeMed at Duke are gathering for a fundraiser they call Cozy for a Cause, which will support our medical work in Rorya, Tanzania!

Ringing in Christmas early at Cozy for a Cause, GlobeMed at Duke's "tacky sweater" fundraiser for Shirati Health, Education and Development (SHED) Foundation in Tanzania!

25/01/2015

25/01/2015

The women of Roche digging away at the foundation of the Roche Health Center staff housing. They know the importance to them and their children of bringing medical staff full-time to Roche. 82 people have worked with Richard Elliott on the construction site the past 3 days.

25/01/2015

Tanzania /ˌtænzəˈniːə/,[9] officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa situated within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to…

25/01/2015

WOW! What greatness with tracking technology on Neglected Tropical Diseases in Uganda! :D

A pilot project to capture and analyze data quickly on mobile electronic tablets in rural Uganda is transforming the battle against an ancient eye disease, for which timely treatment can prevent blindness.

25/01/2015

Education is a key component of the Government of Tanzania’s development agenda. Significant gains have been made in access and equity in primary education, and today Tanzania has one of the highest net enrollment ratios in Africa, with girls’ enrollment very close to parity with boys’ enrollment at…

21/10/2014

They are almost here! Students from University of Cincinnati as part of Village Life Outreach Project arrive in a matter of hours to lead mobile health clinics in our communities for 2 weeks! Best of luck to the last few hours of their travels!

19/10/2014

Health Provider in Dar es Salaam is using rats to sniff out TB!

Tuberculosis (TB) is a widespread disease. 1.7 million people die from TB each year. Only 50% of the patients with TB are diagnosed. Left untreated, a person with active TB can infect 10-15 new people each year. A faster, more accurate diagnostic technology is needed to help curb the spread of this…

19/10/2014

Water systems like the slingshot!

SLINGSHOT is the 3rd place Winner in the $200,000 GE/FOCUS FORWARD Filmmaker Competition. Watch the winners at http://www.focusforwardfilms.com/winners. Best…