Partners

How we Facilitate our Partners

CHT forms strategic partnerships and alliances with health-care service providers and parent-support groups to achieve its core objectives that are mainly concerned with providing a better life for children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in Tanzania, and will extend its wings for cooperation to all kinds of organizations that can contribute to its mission.

Some of our achievements from these partnerships include:

Improved supply of medical and surgical materials such as Shunts, Catheters, Oxybutynin, ETV Machines, Ultrasound machines and Sanitary ware to hospitals and care centers.
Support to the ‘Houses of Hope’ in Mwanza, Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam and other projects in Tanzania.
Coordinate training and coaching programs such as Continence Management, transit homes (HoH) management, medical training, etc.
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus awareness and advocacy in collaboration with parent associations.
Fundraising for Children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.

National Partners (Health-Care Service Providers)

Dar es Salaam:

MOI

Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) is an autonomous Institute established through an Act of Parliament No 7 of 1996 with the main objective of providing high-quality, equitable, affordable and accessible services in the field of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, and Neurosurgery. Furthermore, MOI offers Research and training/ capacity building on how to provide the best services to the community.

Mwanza:

BMC

Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) is a tertiary referral, consultant, and teaching Hospital in the Lake and Western zones of the United Republic of Tanzania. It is located along the shores of Lake Victoria in the City of Mwanza. It is a referral hospital for specialized and super specialized services in Cardiothoracic, Oncology, Cardiothoracic, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, Nephrology, Oncology, Surgical Gastroenterologist, Dermatology, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Oral Maxillofacial, and radiology diagnostic equipment including MRI, Mammography, CT-Scan, Fluoroscopy and Ultra-Sound.

Moshi:

KCMC

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) is one among the four Zonal Consultant hospitals in Tanzania. It was formally established in 1971 as a Zonal Referral Consultant hospital. The referral hospital was established in order to serve the northern, eastern and central zone of Tanzania in order provide accessible, reliable and people-centered high-quality clinical and super-specialized health care services, training and research outputs.

Manyara:

HLH

Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) is among the Faith-Based Hospitals (FBOs) that has been upgraded to a referral hospital, located in the Mnayara region 400km from Arusha, and serves 7 districts in 4 regions. Their practice areas include primary health services, diagnostic services , medical and surgical services.

Mbeya:

MZRH

Lutheran Hospital (HLH) is among the Faith-Based Hospitals (FBOs) that has been upgraded to a referral hospital, located in the Mnayara region 400km from Arusha, and serves 7 districts in 4 regions. Their practice areas include primary health services, diagnostic services , medical and surgical services.

National Partners (Parent-Support Groups)

Dar es Salaam:

ASBAHT
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Tanzania (ASBAHT) was formed in 2001 with the aim to bring together parents and caretakers of children with SBH. This parent support group mainly works on advocacy and lobbying and reaching out to society to raise awareness. It works closely with the Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI). ASBAHT was registered as an NGO in 2002. It was designed to improve the quality of life of all persons with SBH and their families.

MWADETA
Mwanangu Development Tanzania (MWADETA) is an NGO with a mission to raise awareness, give access and advocacy of vulnerable children in health and education sectors in Tanzania. Their headquarters are located in Vikindu, Mkuranga District, Pwani Region.

Zanzibar:

UVVMW-ZNZ
Hydrocephalus and Spina bifida Case Organization Zanzibar (UVVMW-ZNZ) is a registered NGO with a mission to provide a better life for children with Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida in Zanzibar. It works closely with NED foundation at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital.

International Partners (Child-Help International Divisions)

Child-Help Tanzania creates awareness in the Global North on the situation of children and adults with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in Tanzania. . Child-Help Tanzania is one of the five divisions of Child-Help International, other divisions being Child-Help Belgium, Child-Help France, Child-Help Germany and Child-Help Netherlands. Child-Help International divisions therefore build centers of expertise on special care for children and adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in the Global South including Tanzania.