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GHAWA Tanzania Practicum 2011

GHAWA Tanzania Practicum 2011. UWA contingent: Sasha Web-Were, Dan Ballinger, Regan Preston, Sophie Henry. GHAWA Tanzania 2011. A bit about Tanzania Highlights - what did we learn/gain? Challenges – what did we find difficult? Personal reflections – Sasha, Sophie, Dan & Regan

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GHAWA Tanzania Practicum 2011

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  1. GHAWA Tanzania Practicum 2011 UWA contingent: Sasha Web-Were, Dan Ballinger, Regan Preston, Sophie Henry

  2. GHAWA Tanzania 2011 • A bit about Tanzania • Highlights - what did we learn/gain? • Challenges – what did we find difficult? • Personal reflections – Sasha, Sophie, Dan & Regan • Recommendations - if you’re thinking of going…

  3. United Republic of Tanzania • Amalgamation of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964 • Pop approx 43.2 mill • 44.4 % pop <15 yrs • 73.6 % pop is rural – subsistence farming • Life expectancy M/F - 53/56 • Infant mortality 51/1000 • Malaria prevalence 18% • HIV/AIDS prevalence 5.7% • TB case notifications 50% of WHO expected outcomes Reference: Word Health Organization 2011, http://www.who/int/countryfocus

  4. Highlights Collegiality: - working with nursing students and supervisors from other WA universities - working with Tanzanian nursing and medical staff

  5. Learning • Working in a very different clinical environment • Learning about major infectious diseases and their management – eg HIV, Malaria, TB

  6. Learning • Cultural awareness/safety • Rural practice – two days in rural clinics

  7. Challenges • Working in a very different environment (again)

  8. Challenges • Time limitations • Confronting experiences • Feeling like a medical /cultural tourist • Language But All challenges are learning opportunities and vice versa.

  9. Regan photo 1

  10. Regan photo 2

  11. Regan photo 3

  12. Dan photo 1

  13. Dan photo 2

  14. Dan photo 3

  15. Sasha photo 1

  16. Sasha photo 2

  17. Sasha photo 3

  18. Why we’d recommend the trip • Tanzania is beautiful! • Opportunity to reflect on core principles of nursing.

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