Development Gateway
Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search
by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites
and documents.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (http://www.elct.org/)
A helpful source of information about this Protestant denomination's activities
in the broader Tanzanian community including information about AIDS and other
health concerns.
Hubert Kairuki Memorial University
(Tanzania) (http://www.angelfire.com/mb/hkmu/)
“The Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU) is a fully accredited University
... The HKMU is part of a broader Non-Governmental organization known as the
Mission Mikocheni Health and Education Network (MMHEN), incorporating the Mission
Mikocheni Hospital (MMH). The MMH currently serves as the University's teaching
hospital.”
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on
the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (Tanzania) (http://www.kcmc.ac.tz/)
“Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre is located in the foothills of the
snow capped, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. It was opened in March 1971 by the
Good Samaritan Foundation ... KCMC is a referral hospital for over 11 million
people in Northern Tanzania. The hospital is a huge complex with over 450 beds,
with hundreds of outpatients and visitors coming to the centre everyday. Over
1000 staff are employed at the centre. One of the original reasons for establishing
KCMC was to be a national teaching centre. Since 1971, training has grown in
size, and in 1997, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College was opened. KCM College
is a constituent college of Tumaini University.”
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Traveler's Health (Center for Disease
Control and Prevention) (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/)
The US CDC issues health warnings and advisories and related materials for countries
around the world.
Tanzanian Population and Development
Website (http://www.angelfire.com/tn/ppu/)
Available in English and Swahili versions, presents an amazing amount of statistics
and information about the population, factors affecting its growth, and the developmental
impact of this dynamic process.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
The official web site of the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides access
to their online catalog, medical reports, bibliographies, travel cautions, and
a variety of information relating to the medical sciences and situation both
in the United States and for countries around the world.
United States. Embassy. Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania (http://usembassy.state.gov/tanzania/)
This site offers the user a broader range of information than is usually found
on an embassy site. For example, links to documents about the illegal drug trade,
a list of Tanzanian attorneys arranged by location, and updates on import and
export news.
World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/home-page/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its
mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.
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