SFUCHAS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS
S/N | NAME OF THE ACTIVITY | YEAR | METHOD OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | A PLACE WHERE THE ACTIVITY TOOK PLACE | OUTPUT | STATUS |
1. | Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Among Primary School Students | 2024 | University Cubs- TAMSA | Kilombero and Lipangala primary schools | Knowledge transfer | Completed |
2. | Blood Donation | 2023 | University Clubs- TAMSA | Good Samaritan Cancer Hospital | Blood donation | Completed |
3. | Cervical Cancer Screening | 2022 | Selected Medical Students and Doctors from Good Samaritan Cancer Hospital (GSCH) | GSCH | Cervical cancer screened and increased awareness | Completed |
4. | World AIDS DAY | 2024 | University Clubs -TAMSA | Ifakara Town Council | Increased awareness | Completed |
5. | Awareness of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in hospitals, Hepatitis vaccination, and leprosy patients’ charity | 2024 | University Clubs-TAMSA | SFRH, NLC and Ifakara Town Council | Increased awareness, charity, and vaccination | Completed |
6. | Oral clinic to the Ifakara community – Canadian dentist | 2023 | Canadian Dentist | Iteka Campus | Oral clinic | Completed, however, takes place annually |
7. | Hepatitis Vaccination to SFUCHAS University Students | 2023, 2024- ongoing | Medical students and Good Samaritan Cancer Hospital | SFRH and GSCH | Hepatitis Vaccination | Ongoing |
8. | Nutrition outreach programs/fieldwork | 2022, 2023, 2024 todate | Second-year medical students | Communities around Kilombero districts such as Mahenge/Ulanga, Mlimba, and Kilosa districts. | Dissemination of nutrition knowledge to the nearby communities | Completed, however, takes place annually
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9. | Training Tanzanian healthcare workers in epilepsy management under the SHINE Project, The program covers nationwide | 2022 to date | Training programs are undertaken by SFUCHAS in collaboration with COMSOL, Italy. | All regions of Tanzania. | Knowledge transfer on the management of Epilepsy patients | Ongoing
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