Ambulance Service
Village Africa’s ambulance service, operated by Vyaadahikana Village Africa Tanzania, provides emergency trips to hospital for villagers, day and night, free of charge. It is a 3 hour drive on rough terrain and a four-wheel drive vehicle is necessary. It is a 2 day walk to hospital otherwise.
Village Africa has greatly reduced the death rate since the charity started in 2006. Common problems are malaria, pneumonia, complications in childbirth, broken bones and snake bites. Many of the patients are babies, children, pregnant women and the elderly. The ambulance service covers Yamba, Milingano and Makanya (a population of 7,000 people).
From May 2006-Aug 2018 Village Africa managed a health post in Yamba until changes in government regulations.
The Tanzanian government opened a dispensary in Yamba in Jan 2025. Its doctor and nurse can refer patients to Milingano Health Centre (14 km from Vyaadahikana Village Africa Tanzania’s office in Yamba). Doctors at Milingano Health Centre can refer to a hospital in town, where more equipment and expertise are available.
Health Education
Village Africa funded health seminars from 2006-2023 in local languages. Many subjects were covered, including hygiene, water and sanitation, first aid, typhoid, cholera, malaria, pneumonia, HIV/AIDS, nutrition and childcare. Sessions were held in different villages and for different groupings (including primary and secondary school children as appropriate).
Village Africa funded the showing of interactive health DVDs provided by Education Saves Lives. Village Africa also translated new scripts into Kiswahili for Education Saves Lives to use throughout East Africa.
Vyaadahikana Village Africa Tanzania displays health posters in Kiswahili and English in its health office in Yamba.
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