Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project

Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project has long recognized the importance of human-animal interactions and the link between animal and human health. We’re pleased to share an update from Mbwa Wa Africa Animal Rescue, one of our prospective partners in Tanzania. This update exemplifies the One Health concept in action, which the PSCTP is enthusiastic about incorporating into our future work in Tanzania.
Read more about the One Health concept on our website: https://philsimontanzania.org/

Today is Nelson Mandela International Day. Mandala Day is a global call to action for organizations and communities to come together to make a positive impact in society. This year's theme is "Combating poverty and inequality is in our hands."
Today at Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project, we celebrate the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world and the ability to make an impact.
To read more about the history of Mandela Day,
visit👉🏼https://www.un.org/en/events/mandeladay/

Jambo, and happy Kiswahili Language Day! This year's theme is "Kiswahili Education and the Culture of Peace." The theme highlights the role the Kiswahili language plays in promoting cultural diversity, creating awareness, and fostering dialogue among civilizations. It also notes the need to promote multilingualism as a core value of the United Nations and an essential factor in harmonious communication between peoples, which promotes unity in diversity and international understanding, tolerance, and dialogue.
To read more about the history of this day, visit 👉🏼 https://www.unesco.org/en/days/kiswahili-language

This is a great update from one of our future partners, Mbwa Wa Africa Animal Rescue! Caring for these animals and reducing animal and human disease is an example of One Health, a concept PSCTP is enthusiastically engaging in for our work in Tanzania 🇹🇿

This year's 20th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day is an excellent and timely opportunity to appreciate and recognize all the voluntary blood donors who contribute to the health and well-being of millions worldwide! 🙏🏼
To learn more about the importance of this day and the continuous need for regular, unpaid blood donation to achieve universal access to safe blood transfusion
👉🏼 https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-blood-donor-day/2024

Speaker Series event NEXT WEEK! Our Speaker events are 💯﹪ FREE, but registration is required.
REGISTER TODAY! 👉🏼 https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/events/71338-speaker-series-poverty-the-search-for-meaning

❖About the Speaker❖
Dr. Karbelnig, a psychoanalyst and forensic psychologist in Pasadena, will explore the role of meaning and poverty. He will differentiate between those "free" to search for a meaningful, fulfilling life versus those who lack either the situational freedom or the volition to search for their "true" self.

Today, we're focusing on spreading awareness to help protect and preserve our environment 🌍🌱 This year's theme for focuses on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.
To read more about and this year's campaign, visit
👉🏼 https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/
👉🏼https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/world-environment-day-celebrations-underway

🎤✨FREE speaker event next month! As always, our speaker series are 💯﹪ FREE and open to everyone who registers✨
👉🏼REGISTER HERE: https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/events/71338-speaker-series-poverty-the-search-for-meaning

Dr. Karbelnig will explore the role meaning has in our lives. He will differentiate between those "free" to search for it versus those who lack either the situational freedom or the volition to search for their "true" self. Dr. Karbelnig will utilize ideas from existentialism, particularly Martin Heidegger's concepts of "authenticity" and "thrownness," as he guides participants through understanding how our sense of meaning influences our self-concepts—and even our health and longevity.

A great read for World Bee Day about the importance of bees and the efforts to protect them with the help of the Jane Goodall Institute Tanzania! 🇹🇿

🐝 Happy World Bee Day! Today at Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project, we're highlighting the importance of this day and raising awareness about the vital role bees and other pollinators play in our food production and ecosystems 🌼🌍 To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face, and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.

🌻If you want to learn more or bee more engaged, visit the U.N. website here!👉🏼 https://www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day

FREE Speaker Series event coming up in June 🎤 Registration is REQUIRED, so don't miss out and register today!
REGISTER HERE: https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/events/71338-speaker-series-poverty-the-search-for-meaning

We are thrilled to announce that our new website is live! We have added new content, including Speaker Series recordings, upcoming events, pictures, updates from the February Tanzania trip, and more!
Check it out here: https://philsimontanzania.org/

🌱Happy Earth Day🌎 This year's theme, "Planet vs Plastics," advocates for widespread awareness of the health risks of plastics, phasing out all single-use plastics, and building a plastic-free planet for future generations! Read more about this annual event to support environmental protection: https://www.earthday.org/

This week at Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project, we're highlighting our Social Work Program Scholars 🩺Check out the most recent updates on their education and goals in social work!

Want to support Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project and our scholars? Consider making a donation HERE https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/projects/120058-supporting-healthcare-and-clinical-scholars-in-africa

Last call for registration!
Register HERE👉🏼 https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/events/69704-speaker-series-one-health-one-tanzania-one-africa-our-return-to-africa

Our Speaker Series events are💯﹪FREE, but registration is REQUIRED. Join us for a special event tonight featuring Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project founder, Dr. Kimberly Shriner, who will share the highlights from the February trip!

This year's theme, My Health, My Right, highlights access to quality healthcare, education, and information as fundamental human rights. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948!
✨Read more about World Health Day HERE: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2024

This week, at the Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project, we're featuring our RN Program Scholars 🩺Check out the most recent updates on these amazing individuals!
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Want to support Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project and our scholars? Consider making a donation HERE
👉🏼https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/projects/120058-supporting-healthcare-and-clinical-scholars-in-africa

Happy 90th birthday to the inspirational Dr. Jane Goodall, a long-time friend, supporter, and honorary Board member of the Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project. Deeply committed to helping all peoples and animals, Dr. Goodall is one of the leading voices for controlling climate change, animal kindness, environmental protection, and world peace.

Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project is proud of our scholars and we were delighted to meet everyone in person at the Inaugural All Scholar Conference held in Arusha this past February. The conference featured presentations on hypertension & diabetes with African data, One Health, research, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, and a summary of the Tanzania Health Summit conference by our scholar Boniphace Petro!

This week, we're sharing updates on our M.D. program scholars. Our two program graduates, Dr. Ezekiel Noah Moirana and Dr. Rebeka Gurti, and Boniphace Petro, who is in his second year of medical school.

Happy National Doctors' Day! 🩺This year's theme is "Wings & Stethoscopes: Healers of Hope."
Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project celebrates the incredible dedication of all physicians, especially our very own scholars!

Today, we're highlighting one of our own scholars, Dr. Rebeka Gurti, but stay tuned for updates on all our scholars throughout April!

✨Want to support the Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project and our scholars? Consider making a donation here: https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/projects/120058-supporting-healthcare-and-clinical-scholars-in-africa

Team Tanzania 2024 visiting Mbwa Wa Africa!

Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project plans to partner with Mbwa Wa Africa Animal Rescue to fund training programs for East African vets on how to hold vaccination clinics and train them on spay and neutering skills 🐾
Caring for these animals and reducing both animal and human disease is an example of One Health, a concept PSCTP is enthusiastically engaging in for our work here in Tanzania! 🇹🇿
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Check out their website here: https://mbwa-wa-africa.org/

April 17 Speaker Series Event: "Our Return to Africa" 🎤

Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project Speaker events are 💯﹪ FREE, but registration is required!
Register HERE 👉🏼 https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/events/69704-speaker-series-one-health-one-tanzania-one-africa-our-return-to-africa

🇹🇿 Join Team Tanzania 2024 for an evening in East Africa when Dr. Shriner shares the highlights from the February trip! Explore the history of PSCTP and learn more about the amazing accomplishments of the Project and the international teams that make it possible. Discover how our scholarship program is changing Africa and new directions that will take us forward together.

Team Tanzania 2024 Clinic visits: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), Mount Meru Hospital, and the Nazareti Clinic! Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project founder Dr. Kimberly Shriner will discuss the clinic visits in more detail during our April 17 Speaker event! Stay tuned for more details on the upcoming speaker series.
Early Bird Speaker Series Registration: https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/events/69704-speaker-series-one-health-one-tanzania-one-africa-our-return-to-africa

Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project is proud of our scholars, and we were delighted to meet everyone in person at the Inaugural All Scholar Conference held in Arusha this past February. Stay tuned for more updates on all our scholars later this month!

📸A big THANK YOU to our photographer, Brian Cruickshank Photography, for these amazing pictures!

🎤Speaker Series event TONIGHT! Our Speaker events are 💯﹪ FREE, but registration is REQUIRED.
✨Register here 👉🏼https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/events/65651-speaker-series-author-alex-lasker

🎤Speaker Series event NEXT WEEK! Follow the link to register today:
👉🏼https://phil-simon-clinic-tanzania-project.networkforgood.com/events/65651-speaker-series-author-alex-lasker

Our Speaker events are 💯﹪ FREE of charge, but registration is required.

Happy International Women's Day 2024! 🤍 The theme for 2024 is "Inspire Inclusion."

Today, Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project, we highlight the achievements of our female scholars, working as physicians, social workers, midwives, and nurses, and celebrate the achievements of all women across the globe 🫶🏽🌍

"When we inspire others to understand and value women's inclusion, we forge a better world." - IWD https://www.internationalwomensday.com/theme

To read more about , visit:
👉🏼 https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/international-womens-day

🇹🇿Team TZ 2024 Highlights: Lion Rescue!🦁🚑
Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project's founder and Team TZ leader, Dr. Kimberly Shriner, shares this amazing story from the field:
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"In an extraordinary and coincidental event highlighting the importance of the One Health concept, Team Tanzania 2024 assisted with finding medical treatment for a young male lion at the Ndutu-Serengeti border.
We found him under a scraggly acacia tree, covered in flies, limping, and showing signs of distress. There was also a dead snake in the clearing where he was found, leading us to wonder if he was suffering from wounds inflicted by lions or hyenas or if he was bitten by one of Africa's many poisonous snakes. It was evident that he needed help.
As part of our comprehensive One Health project in Tanzania, we had recently been in contact with Dr. Dickson Wambura, head veterinarian of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Dr. Idrissa Chuma, head vet for Serengeti. We first contacted Dr. Wambura, who later called us and said he thought the lion had moved into Dr. Chuma's territory on the Serengeti, and alerted Dr. Chuma.
Before we left Tanzania, we were unsure if the vets had found the disabled lion. Thanks to the persistence of the veterinary teams and the help of our Tanzanian director, Dr. Ezekiel Noah Moirana, we received good news on Monday! Dr. Wambura and his team were able to locate the lion. After being tranquilized, evaluated, and given medical attention for his wounds, he was deemed healthy enough to be released into the wild.
We are hopeful that he will do well. Although the wild can be harsh and dangerous, the quick actions and care of these professionals have given the lion a fighting chance. Dr. Wambura will continue to monitor the lion's progress and check on his wounds in a few days. In honor of Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project's Tanzanian director, Dr. Ezekiel Noah Moirana, who kept us informed throughout the entire process, we have decided to name the lion "Zeke.”
Safari salama, Zeke.” – Dr. Kimberly Shriner

Today at Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project, we're celebrating the role of education for peace and development! 🌍📖 This year's International Day of Education's theme, "learning for lasting peace," highlights the power of education and the role it plays in laying "The foundation of more peaceful, just, and sustainable societies" - UN.org

✨Follow the link to learn more about the history and importance of International Day of Education!
👉🏼https://www.un.org/en/observances/education-day