Transcript Tanzania Observership 2011 - Queen's School of Medicine

TANZANIA
OBSERVERSHIP 2013
CACHA &
Prevention
Through
Empowerment
CACHA
 The Canada Africa Community Health Alliance (CACHA) is a
humanitarian organization that seeks to improve population
health and provide HIV care and education to remote African
communities.
 Childhood education, water and sanitation, women's rights,
income security, housing and nutrition .
 http://www.cacha.ca
PREVENTION THROUGH EMPOWERMENT
 Pamoja Tunaweza Women’s Center opened in June 2007. PTE
is a partner project of CACHA.
 Our vision is to support marginalized women in the
Kilimanjaro region who suf fer from poverty, gender based
violence and, who may be infected with or af fected by the
impact of HIV/AIDS.
PREVENTION THROUGH EMPOWERMENT
 Women‘s health clinic & free medications
 HIV testing
 Women’s health
 Sexual & reproductive health
 Business training and microfinance loans
 12 week program
 Emergency shelter
 Guest house (income generating project)
PREVENTION THROUGH EMPOWERMENT
 Day in the life of a Queen’s medical student in Moshi, TZ
 Stay at PTE guest house, breakfast included
 Day at women’s centre could include seeing patients with British,
Canadian, and Tanzanian physicians; public health outreach; home
visits to surrounding villages; support and counselling; mini projects
around centre, etc.
 Evenings: students may cook dinner together or dine out at a
restaurant in Moshi; use of wireless internet at guest house; watch a
movie with DVD player at guest house; enjoy local night life, etc.
MOSHI ACCOMMODATION
WHEN? HOW MUCH?
 Students will spend 4 weeks at the women’s centre in Moshi,
in pairs (with potential overlap with the next pair for project
continuity).
 Total price will range from $3500 -$4000, depending on
airfare. More accurate price breakdown will be available in
early 2013.
 Students are encouraged to travel the surrounding area, but
travel CANNOT occur during placement. Leisure travel must
take place either before, or preferably, after the placement.
APPLICATION PROCESS
 Full application package and details available online at
http://meds.queensu.ca/education/global_health DUE FEB
22, 2013
 Separate application for CACHA/PTE Tanzania pre -clerkship
observership or clerkship elective
(email [email protected]) DUE January 2013
 Students will be notified within 2 weeks of their application
status
 The Of fice of Global Health will run a Pre -Departure Training
session