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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 25,000 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 25,000 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.
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 ought 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.