With the opportunity to focus on specific areas of interest, such as paediatric HIV or experiencing the breadth of our partner hospital's departments, your nursing elective in Tanzania will be tailor-made to suit you and your interests. Our nursing electives are hosted in Dar es Salaam, famous for its beautiful beaches and active city life. Read below what our students think about their nursing placements in Tanzania!
Reviews
Hannah Wilson
Sheffield Hallam University 2018
"In the end the most important lessons I learnt were about who I was as a person and what I was capable of."
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Edinburgh Napier University 2018
"Nurses and doctors came up with ingenious solutions in situations where equipment wasn’t available."
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University of Worcester 2018
"Patients or their families were expected to pay for treatment unless they had health insurance, which most patients could not afford."
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University of East Anglia 2017
"Life in the Work the World house was great, a real sense of being part of a team."
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University of Birmingham 2017
"I wanted to do something out of the ordinary, challenge myself, explore another culture and experience nursing in a low-resource setting."
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Manchester Metropolitan University 2017
"I would definitely recommend a Work the World placement. I’d go back to Dar es Salaam tomorrow if I could."
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University of Michigan 2017
"I would absolutely recommend this experience to anyone considering it".
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University of Sydney 2017
"You learn very quickly how to assess patients much more efficiently".
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