Occupational Therapy Electives in Tanzania Dar es Salaam Reviews

"Each weekend we would travel in small groups and go on some amazing excursions such as swimming with wild dolphins and relaxing on white sand beaches".

"During the three weeks I was there I was able to spend a weekend in Zanzibar and a weekend doing the safari. On my first weekend, me and the girls in my room all went to Zanzibar via the ferry".

"On placement, I learned how thermoplastic splints were made - they melted and moulded down PVC material to make splints which I thought was such an innovative idea".

"Patients in Tanzania have to pay for their hospital bills themselves. This means they present with much more advanced conditions than what I would see at home, it was eye-opening". 

"When I first arrived I was surprised by the struggles staff were facing, but they were all still positive about everything."