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Greetings Friends,

Thank you for continued support and dedication to support underserved populations through Tanzania Rural Health Movement and Bisou Bailey Medical Dispensary. We have summarized our annual activities to learn how far we have achieved and we are looking forward for further support to strengthen our Mwanza Community Emergency Project, Street Medicine Project and Bisou Bailey Medical Dispensary 

Increased the reach of emergency care services outside the hospital by 50% to the Mwanza communities who needs urgent emergency care by Dec. 2024     

• We have engaged with local leaders 58 from 19 wards around Nyamagana and Ilemela Districts also we have engaged with local police station at district level in Nyamagana and Ilemela. We have reached 84 bodaboda parking sites within Mwanza with a total 1,028 bodaboda drivers. We have been involved in responding and marking through community outreach and social events totalling 12 events with more than 10,000 participants. We maintained our involvement with nine local and national media including the social media, radio and TV also we have engaged with the members of parliament at the Parliament in Dodoma and lastly we continued to engage regularly with the Ministry of Health, President Office-Regional and Local Government through Regional Health Management Team and District Health Management Team.

Increased the reach of emergency care services outside the hospital by 50% to the Mwanza communities who needs urgent emergency care by Dec. 2024

•  The reach of the prehospital care services has increased by 53% from 322 (1,956) responded incidents in 2022 to 493 (2,449) responded incidents in 2023. In this period a total of 1,223 (3,674) casualties were provided with immediate emergency care within less than 7 minutes.

To introduce emergency transport services (ambulance services) under Mwanza Community First Response Project by June.2022.

• The modified ambulance van was deployed since June 2022, and it support the emergency responses through the community emergency project also it helps to refers patients from the TRHM’s owned facility to higher facilities for further care. The ambulance transfer patients at an average of 12 patients per month since deployment.

To increase community engagement through conducting awareness of prehospital care services including toll free number to 120 bodaboda parking sites across Mwanza by Dec. 2024

• 70% of the target has been achieved and a total of 1,028 bodaboda riders have been reached with the awareness initiatives about the free community emergency services and availability of toll-free number 0800 750 112 everyday within 24 hours. In return we have managed to increase the number of calls for help from 1 call to 5 calls per day.

Improved provision of the street medicine services, and increased reach of street connected children by 50% by Dec. 2024

• The street medicine project has improved her services through recruiting three sites (Nyegezi Bus Terminal, Mjini Kati and Kirumba Area). These three areas have a lot of street children and elderly people living on streets. Apart from the medical care services we are facilitating and engaging the children in sports and talent shows in every outreach to attract their attendance and enhance their career growth. Up to date a total of 470 street children have been attended through medical care, nutritious food, shoes, and clothes distributed. The number has increased by 113% compared to last year (2022) 184. The reason for excess increase in because we have started to provide street medicine at the regional bus terminal.

To establish comprehensive psychotherapy for the mental illness (conduct disorder) among street connected children by Dec. 2022

• In collaboration with volunteers from Bugando Medical Centre a group psychotherapy services for the mental illness among the street children has been established since last year. The group session is conducted during the weekly medical outreach services, and it includes different activities such as sports and games. We have received five testimonials from the children who have improved and managed to return to their families and school.

To introduce screening and treatment of neglected tropical diseases to 330 street connected children by Dec. 2024

• The street medicine project in collaboration with District Medical Officer office have started to provide mass drug administration to street children as per WHO recommendation and NTDs local guidelines. We have provided a single therapy of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted therapy (Praziquantel and Albendazole) to 470 street children.

Increased in the number of communities coverage by 50% and strengthened healthcare services provided by facility by Dec. 2024

• The Bisou Bailey Medical Dispensary has been improved through increasing working hours in 24hrs, introducing insurance services, opening maternity services and full functional maternity services, bulk SMS updates/reminders and minimizing Turnaround Time by using hospital management system. These initiatives have increased patients from 1,329 (2,433) in 2022 to 5,635 (8,068) in 2023 which is more than 50%

To ensure enough supplies to provide family planning services to 200 community members by Dec. 2024

• A total number of 106 community members have been provided with free family planning services as well as sexual and reproductive health education. These services include provision of Implanons, Depo-Provera injection, Medicine as well as other contraceptives including Condoms. The slow pace in reaching the goal has been associated with irregular family supplies from the Government who is the only provide of these supplies.

To promote community engagement in healthcare services by presenting quarterly reports to two ward executive committees by Dec 2024.

• The ward health committee has been receiving regular reports on the progress of the lifesaving projects under Tanzania Rural Health Movement. The reports have been submitted on a quarterly bases and the committee member have visited our offices to learn about challenges and success for them to take into strategies of finding solutions. Through this engagement they have named one street after Bisou Bailey Medical Dispensary and supported us in road maintenance to the medical dispensary as well as community security services.

To provide emergency trainings to 25 first responders and 7 staffs on ambulance operations by Sept. 2022

• A total number of 30 first responders and 8 staff members has been provided with medical emergency trainings specifically on ambulance operation and ambulance services since last year and from 6-7 November 2023 we will conduct a refresher training with paramedics from Pre-Hospital Care and Aid Worldwide-UK and EMRv-Kenya.

To provide sexual reproductive health education to the community members through establishment of three (3) social clubs such as Bodaboda Club, Students Club & Women Group Club by Dec. 2024

• All social clubs has been established such as one Bodaboda Club, two Women clubs and one University club in which they have been provided with different health education such as first aid education, Family planning services, Sexual and reproductive health education as well as Non communicable diseases. These clubs are comprised of 125 members.

 To conduct 8 community outreaches to four villages/streets around the medical dispensary by Dec. 2024

• A total number of nine (9) community outreaches has been conducted where; about 520 community members has been provided with various healthcare services.

 To provide awareness to the community through media (8 Medias) about mental health disorders (Conduct disorder) among street connected children by Dec. 2024

• A total number 9 Medias has been reached and used in the provision of awareness to the community on mental health (conduct Disorder among street children) and community emergency services by promoting a toll free number for community to call for help during emergencies outside the hospital.

To develop safeguarding policy to govern organizational operation and its projects by Dec. 2022

• A safeguarding policy has been already developed since May 2022 and it has been shared and presented to the all-staff members of the organization.

Thank you for continued support and we are looking forward to have you during GivingTuesday 2023

Links:

• The Bisou Bailey Medical Dispensary PROJECT under TRHM