Coco Beach - near the VSO office in Dar

Tuesday – A note from the doctor

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September 30th 2008
Our second day of training started with a visit at the IST Clinic - a shiny new practice run by a Dutch couple only a stone-throw from the VSO office. IST is contracted to care for all volunteers in Tanzania, being based close to it, seemed very reassuring! Later in the morning the doctor gave us a talk about all common incidences vols seem to encounter. Having had received a very generic health & ... read more

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more