A ship containing a load of medical equipment and supplies collected by the Rotary Club of Salisbury is in route to help 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 clinic constructed, our club has collected enough supplies to fill a 40-foot shipping container. That equipment recently was moved from a Salisbury warehouse to a truck for transport to Norfolk, loaded on a ship, and at last word was in the Caribbean Sea with an arrival date in April.
The club has been working for years with the Emerging Health Initiatives organization to get this project near completion. More about this project can be found at https://emerginghealthinitiatives.org.
Members of the Rotary Club of Salisbury collected medical equipment and supplies and helped load them in a truck for transport to Norfolk, Virginia and eventual arrival in the east African nation of Tanzania.
