Tag Archives: Health

Dental camp reaches out to more than 2,000 in Tanzanian village

Group photo of volunteer dentists, Dawoodi Bohra volunteers, teachers, and schoolchildren at the Project Rise Specialized Dental Camp in Tanzania.

This story was featured in Daily News Tanzania, which covered Project Rise’s three-day Dental Health and Oral Hygiene Camp in Sikonge District.  Over 3 days, from 17th to 19th July, hundreds of people from Ipole and neighbouring villages in Sikonge District received free dental checkups, treatment and health education at a Dental Health and Oral…

Project Rise eye camp in rural Tanzania benefits more than 600 patients

Dawoodi Bohra community members organise a Medical Camp in rural Tanzania

Dawoodi Bohra community members under the banner of Project Rise conducted a three-day eye screening and surgery camp in the rural village of Ipole, Tabora Region, in Tanzania. The camp was held at Mazinge Hospital in Sikonge and provided critical eye care to over 600 individuals from nearby villages. The initiative, part of a broader…

Dawoodi Bohra medical delegation brings advanced surgeries and hope to Ethiopian patients

A team of doctors from the Dawoodi Bohra community pose in Addis Ababa

In a powerful expression of global unity and service, the Dawoodi Bohra community of Ethiopia hosted a major medical camp at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College from 4th to 8th May 2025. This significant initiative, which involves providing critical surgical interventions and consultations, was requested by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health from Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin,…

A Nairobi doctor’s journey: Balancing family life and medical dreams

Dr. Farida Essajee, a paediatric neurologist from Nairobi, Kenya, reflects on her professional journey—one filled with determination, faith, and the constant balancing act of career and family life. The First Step: A Dream Takes Root In 2001, I walked into the University of Nairobi, filled with excitement and uncertainty. Medicine wasn’t just a career choice,…