News 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 Sierra Leone Workstream Expanding Our AMHSI workstream in Sierra Leone continues to thrive. Nearly 130 mesh hernia repairs have now been carried out... READ MORE Donations: Thank you Aaron! SWIFTSS is a charitable organisation and we are entirely dependent upon the generosity of individuals and fund holders to... 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 Further progress in Sierra Leone With the original Salone AMHSI pilot centre at Kono set up in June ’23 thriving under the very able... READ MORE New AMHSI Workstream Begins in Ghana We are delighted to have been invited to the Holy Family Hospital, Techiman, to begin a new AMHSI workstream... 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 Sierra Leone passes 50 hernia repairs We are delighted to report that the team in Sierra Leone continues to make great progress with this new... 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 New beginnings in Sierra Leone With the profile of SWIFTSS increasing on the global stage, and the successes of the TNMHP becoming more widely... 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 Mark appointed as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Winchester We are delighted to report that our ties with the University of Winchester continue to strengthen. Following an invitation... READ MORE Mark and Rachel speak at the University of Winchester Mark was invited to present the work of SWIFTSS together with Dr Rachel Locke of the University who followed... READ MORE UK Government Drastically Cuts Overseas Aid Funding In a massive blow to our efforts, the UK government has withdrawn a substantial portion of its overseas aid... READ MORE Mark speaks at the Hampshire Hospitals Global Health Hub Mark was invited to speak at the Hampshire Hospitals Global Health Hub together with Christian Wakefield, SWIFTSS faculty member... READ MORE SWIFTSS used as a case study by UoW MA(Ed) Student We are delighted to report that Dr Cath Grierson, Consultant Radiologist in Southampton, used SWIFTSS TNMHP as a case... READ MORE Google Glasses – Is Augmented Reality really a reality? SWIFTSS has been exploring many exciting avenues to strengthen their current focus of work in Tanzania. A SWIFTSS presentation... READ MORE Collaborative research project with the University of Winchester and TSA begins The Global Challenges Fund is an internal research grant at the University of Winchester (UoW). SWIFTSS teamed up with... READ MORE IT collaborations SWIFTSS partners up with Harry Andrews at WBS to produce this delicious new-look website and with ORFIUM based in... 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 SWIFTSS work used as a case study on the University of Winchester BA International Development Course Mark was invited to give a virtual guest ‘lecture’ and seminar on the BA (Hons) International Development: Global Health... READ MORE THET Conference 2020 – TNMHP showcased in the Power Dynamics stream With the COVID pandemic raging, it was a new virtual format for this conference. It was run as four... READ MORE Mark Appointed as Visiting Fellow at the University of Winchester Mark was invited to apply for the role of Visiting Fellow for Knowledge Exchange at the University of Winchester... READ MORE Dr Ravindranath R. Tongaonkar (1939-2020) We were very sad to hear of the passing of Dr Ravindranath R. Tongaonkar on 7th September 2020 in... READ MORE Stop Press – Article published! Publication: Hendra L, Kibaja J, Kibula E, Szymankiewicz M; The Muheza Approach: a sustainable mesh hernia service in a... 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 SWIFTSS officially registered with the UK Charities Commission SWIFTSS has now been officially approved as a charity and entered onto the charities register #1186564. Not as easy... READ MORE Poster at the Wessex National Medical Education Conference Thanks to the hard work of our Research Fellow Louise, ‘The Muheza Approach’ was accepted for poster presentation at... READ MORE SWIFTSS is born! The first meeting of the Trust Board was held on the 30th July 2019. Mark, Richard and Karen met... 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
