For years, Kalunde lived with a growing goiter, an irregular enlargement of the thyroid. As it began to affect her health, she sought help from multiple hospitals in Dar es Salaam, only to hear the same response: the surgery was too risky. Kalunde’s sister, a former patient...
Pili attended a cervical cancer screening led by DCMC’s Community Health Department (CHD) in the rural Kongwa district. During her exam, a large pelvic lesion was discovered that was impacting her health and daily living. Unable to afford care, she was referred to DCMC for...
Faraja, a young father, came to DCMC from rural Dodoma with severely infected abrasions down his entire right side after a traumatic motorbike accident. His condition was so life threatening it was unclear how or if he would be able to recover. Faraja and his...
A growing mass on 11-year-old Uli’s back was causing him disfigurement, increasing pain and health concerns. Through an inspired network of global connections, Uli was brought to DCMC. Dr. Yohana Masonda, with the help of a consulting neurosurgeon, performed the tumor removal surgery that would...
DCMC is recognized as the facility of choice for pregnant mothers, and many say that they wouldn’t go anywhere else, because of the quality, reliable care they receive. Tanzania has one of the world’s highest maternal death rates, but healthcare workers at DCMC are working...
Jerida came to DCMC with severe burns covering more than 50% of her body. At just 9 years old, she was facing an uncertain future. Many young children experience burns in Tanzania, because of proximity to open fires for cooking, but Jerida’s burns were extensive...