The Rotary Club of Salisbury is working to help the lives of Tanzanians by helping with the establishment of a medical clinic in Kamachumu, Tanzania.
International service is one of the hallmarks of Rotary and the dire need for improved medical services in the east African nation of Tanzania is a reason for the club’s participation. With a population of more than 65 million persons, there are fewer than 9,000 working doctors in the nation. The Rotary-supported clinic will help relieve the burden faced by the people of Tanzania.
With a building constructed, the Rotary Club of Salisbury is working on the acquisition and delivery of medical equipment. So far, the club has enough medical and related supplies to fill a 40-foot shipping container.
Additionally, The Rotary Club of Salisbury is working on the logistics and financing of the six-to-eight-week cargo ship transit time.
Recently, The Rotary Club of Salisbury accepted two portable Medtronic LIFEPAK defibrillators for the clinic ambulance. Club members Kathleen McLain and John Hall accepted the donation from Salisbury Fire Chief Rob Frampton.
More about this project can be found here.
