Cementing relationships. This week we were based in Zvimba and Harare. I met with the Rasper community board, MOH, UZ,…
Who We Are
Normal people with a passion for improving health.
We are based in Canada with an interest in health especially in rural areas.
WHY we do what we do...
We believe all people have the same intrinsic value, no matter where you are born.
Working with each other to be healthier is worth it for everyone.
HOW we do what we do...
Building relationships and connections between relatively low resource environments like Zimabawe with relatively high resource environments like Canada by building on strengths of everyone involved and honouring the value brought by everyone.
WHAT we do...
Work in rural district hospitals and rural health providers in Canada on projects that build capacity in both systems and identifying opportunities for twinning services between Canada/Zimbabwe rural health service providers.
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“It is hard to imagine a better opportunity for medical students and residents to learn first had the importance of the social determinants influence health and the impact that global climate change has on health. We saw patients with cholera because dirty water was the only option to no water, children starving because of drought and famine related to climate change, and women dying from AIDS because, with no other economic opportunities, selling their bodies was the only way for them to eat. These lessons are not only relevant for low-income countries. They are transferable underserved communities in Canada such as inner city, rural/remote, and aboriginal health. Furthermore, our strengthened understanding of these important issues will help us be better advocates for our patients and communities at large” – 2016 resident
“I couldn’t have asked for a better clinical experience at Karanda. Due to the unfortunate circumstances of healthcare, I witnessed stark differences between first and third world medicine that I will remember forever. Diseases like HIV, TB, and malaria were ubiquitous and seeing the consequences of inadequate or improper treatment and their complications was both frightening and extremely worthwhile. At times I was given tremendous responsibility in the assessment and care for these patients, and I recognize the value of these experiences to move forward confidently as a new physician” – UBC Medical Student
“The variety of encounters with the Zimbabwean health care system gave me a full scope of perspectives and helped me better understand the strengths and challenges. I am interested in public health and health care systems — this experience gave me a very interesting picture and something that I wasn't expecting. Working and meeting with a variety of health care providers across health care centres from community health providers, nurses, midwives, physicians at community to regional to tertiary care centres — gave me a perspective that was well rounded. Seeing how medical students are trained, what the resources are available was also part of this overall picture. Altogether, this has shown me the complexities of the health care system and allowed me to compare to Canada, inspiring me to continue looking at health care systems and where I can be involved in change in the future” – UBC Medical Student
“I think the mix of both community and hospital is very valuable as a med student and I would encourage students to do both. Yes, the hospital stuff certainly puts us out of our comfort zones, but personally I think that is often where the best learning occurs” – UBC Medical Student
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March 17, 2023
This was the week of driving, but excellent use of the driving time was made. We ended up with 2…
March 10, 2023
This week the students headed back to Karanda after their weekend off. Once the logistics getting them there were sorted,…
March 3, 2023
Alison left Zim this week shortly followed by Gurdeep and Anita, but not before we had our partnership meeting hosted…
February 24, 2023
Anita, Gurdeep and myself arrived on the evening of Wed the 15th. Gurdeep and Anita dove straight in. Their focus…