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Welcome to Bugando Hospital.
Bugando is a lifeline for
10 million people.
That is like having
ONE
hospital for all of New York City.
In America, there is one doctor for every 300 people.
In sub-Saharan Africa, there is
one doctor
for every 40,000 people
and
one dentist
for every 300,000 people.
Bugando is a lifeline for
10 million people.
That is like having
ONE
hospital for all of New York City.
In America, there is one doctor for every 300 people.
In sub-Saharan Africa, there is
one doctor
for every 40,000 people
and
one dentist
for every 300,000 people.
The DirectFund Foundation, founded is 1996, is a non profit, secular organization that raises critically needed funds for Bugando Medical Center (BMC), an 800-bed hospital in Tanzania that serves as a lifeline for 10 million impoverished people, and Bugando University College of Health Sciences (BUCHS), which will consist of medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy schools.
Bugando Hospital is a tertiary care facility that handles complex medical cases. Until recently, it usually had only ten to fifteen fully trained doctors on hand and limited access to medicines and surgical supplies.
Bugando University College of Health Sciences is a fully accredited medical school that started in 2002 within the hospital and has three years of students in a five year program creating doctors for Africa.
To date, funds sent by The DirectFund Foundation have been used to purchase specialized pediatric cancer medicines, anesthetics, beddings/linens, food for the patients and staff. Funds have also been used to help build the medical school that operates within the hospital as well as training future doctors for Africa.
100% of the donations received by DirectFund go DIRECTLY
as stipulated by the donor, to BMC or BUCHS.
as stipulated by the donor, to BMC or BUCHS.
The Bugando University College of Health Sciences (http://www.bugando.ac.tz) opened its doors in September 2003. After much planning and anticipation, the dream of the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference had come true to establish a new medical school to fill the need for quality health professionals in the country. The objective of the MD training programme is to train competent general duty Medical Officers who, after the appropriate period of internship can, without supervision, render adequate medical care both to the individual patient and to the community in differing situations.
Located overlooking Lake Victoria and situated within the Bugando Medical Centre, BUCHS has quickly grown to be among the most sought after universities in the country. Currently, the university has various members of staff, with academic staff ranging from professors to tutorial assistants, alongside administrative and support staff.
For more information about DirectFund, please call Chris Petrosino at: (631) 404-8217
or email: nypaac@yahoo.com
Asante Sana (Thank you)
or email: nypaac@yahoo.com
Asante Sana (Thank you)