Medical Electives in Tanzania - Dar es Salaam Reviews

"On the infectious diseases ward the pattern of presentations was very different to the UK."

"I can only describe my experience in Dar as unique and unforgettable in every aspect"

"I highly recommend a Work the World overseas placement".

"Exposure to this has helped me to develop both clinically and emotionally".

Working in these hospitals made me simultaneously angry & passionate. Angry at the lack of resources & passionate about wanting to make a difference

You will also never truly grasp the impact of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa until you have been

It’s cliché, but it really was a life-changing experience and I would have loved to have had more time

We worked in the local health centre doing ward rounds, outpatient clinics and the HIVAIDS treatment service

I was left in awe and thoroughly impressed by the doctors’ dedication towards their patients

There was one paediatrics ward which was split in two - contagious (diarrhoea) and non-contagious, which was mostly malaria and pneumonia. There were often two children (and two mums) to a bed.