Category: Tanzania Subscribe to SWIFTSS News via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Mbeya, Tanzania In late October / early November Greg and Mark travelled from the UK and met up with Mugisha in... READ MORE Further collaboration with GASOC and VRiMS We are delighted to have been invited to collaborate further with GASOC* (whom we already have an established relationship... READ MORE Mugisha becomes MAT President We are absolutely delighted to report that on the 29th September Dr Mugisha Nkoronko has taken office as the... READ MORE Kigoma, Tanzania Following the TSA conference in Morogoro, Mugisha, Mark and Christian travelled by road back to Dar es Salaam, stopping... READ MORE 2024 Tanzania Surgical Association Conference, Morogoro Christian and Mark travelled out to Tanzania once again to attend the Tanzania Surgical Association AGM & Scientific meeting... READ MORE 1,000 Hernias Repaired in Project As our largest workstream goes from strength to strength, we are delighted to report that during the month of... READ MORE Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, and the Lake Zone Following the Arusha Hub visit; Greg, Mark and Mugisha then travelled to Mwanza for what was to be an... READ MORE Further AMHSI Progress in the Arusha Hub A final visit to Tanzania this year saw Mark and Greg return to the Arusha Hub at the beginning... READ MORE Medical Students in Muheza The ongoing service running in Muheza is a testament to the sustainability of the approach of this project. With... READ MORE GASOC* Conference 2023 We were once again delighted to support this excellent initiative – anaesthetic, surgical and O&G trainees collaborating incredibly effectively... READ MORE Quality Improvement Virtual Seminar for BMH National Hospital Tanzania We were delighted to be able to facilitate this exciting seminar on the on 22nd September 2023 as part... READ MORE A busy time back in Dodoma, Tanzania Following on from the successes in Sierra Leone, Mark and Lesley travelled to Dar es Salaam via Ghana and... READ MORE eRegistry Goes Live After several years hard work and determination, through a number of ups and downs, we are delighted to be... READ MORE We welcome Dr Mugisha Nkoronko to the UK Having overcome a number of challenges and obstacles, we are delighted to have welcomed Dr Mugisha Nkoronko to the... READ MORE The first TNMHP mesh in Selian This really does feel like an important milestone for the project. It rather epitomises what we are trying to... READ MORE 500 Hernias Repaired in Project! We are now able to confirm, and are absolutely delighted to report, that during the month of November 2022,... READ MORE Tulitembelea Tena! “We visited again!” Christian and Mark have just returned from a very successful quality assurance and project review visit... READ MORE SWIFTSS remotely support the KCMC PGS & Netcare Conference 2022, Moshi, Tanzania We were once again delighted with the invitation to support this important educational event in Moshi, Tanzania. We arranged... READ MORE GASOC Conference 2022 Mark and Mugisha enjoyed giving a joint keynote presentation at the GASOC* 2022 Sustainable Global Surgery conference yesterday. The... READ MORE A statement about COVID With the COVID pandemic raging, the last 2 years have been very difficult. In many ways. For all of... READ MORE SWIFTSS support the Netcare Foundation Surgical Conference, Moshi, Tanzania Mark was invited to share his wider surgical experience at the Netcare Foundation Surgical Conference 2021 held in Moshi,... READ MORE NetCare Foundation Surgical Conference, 2020, Moshi Tanzania Mark was invited to virtually attend this novel conference in Tanzania organised by the Netcare foundation. He also gave... READ MORE Phase 1 complete After much planning, preparation and hard work, Mark, Christian, Nick, Louise, Tim and little Chloe went out to Tanzania... READ MORE A bit of background – pre-SWIFTSS In November 2018, Founder Mark, his wife and trustee Kate and Family set off an adventure of a lifetime.... READ MORE More News
