SHED Foundation
Shirati Health, Education, and Development Foundation
Shirati, Mara Region, Tanzania
About
Founded in 2006, SHED Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Shirati, Tanzania working on health, education, community development +1 more.
SHED Foundation is a registered non-profit in Tanzania that provides health, education and development services to underserved communities. Founded in 2006 and based in Shirati, Rorya District, Mara Region, it runs a village-based primary care health facility at Sota offering preventive and curative care, antenatal and delivery services, HIV and TB diagnosis and treatment, childhood immunisation and ultrasound imaging. It also provides education grants to health care workers and assistance for secondary school students, and hosts medical training partnerships. The foundation has a mandate to work across mainland Tanzania and a US branch in California that supports its programmes.
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Male Circumcision Project
Health · Tanzania
Male circumcision as HIV prevention, run with the Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania and USAID, including a 2015 campaign across health facilities in Rorya District.
Burkitts Lymphoma Treatment
Health · Tanzania
Referral, diagnosis and follow-up care for children with Burkitt's lymphoma, with initial treatment at Bugando Medical Center and follow-up cycles at the Sota clinic.
Global Health Education Partnership Program
Education · Tanzania
Hosts visiting medical students, doctors in training and professors to analyse village health issues and educate patients.
Global Development Partnership Program
Community development · Tanzania
Development assistance to target villages through partners in Cincinnati, USA.
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Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania, USAID, Mama Africa Foundation of Canada, Bugando Medical Center, Shirati Hospital, Office for Global Health at USC Keck School of Medicine, GlobeMed at Duke University, Goshen College
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