This is situated on the Island of Zanzibar. There are 2 Catholic Dispensaries; one of which is supported by Inter Care. Unlike the health units in the Mara region close to the Kenyan border the issues here are different.

The Diocese of Zanzibar is small and has little income to spend on medicines, yet we were pleasantly surprised, by the facilities at St Camillus Dispensary. This could have something to do with it being a building that they moved into as their previous Dispensary underwent an attack on the priests and the Dispensary and Church on Christmas Day in 2013 and was burnt to the ground.

It was clear though that the monies that they had saved on not needing to purchase medicines and health care goods that had been donated by Inter Care, meant they could invest in their facilities.

This is an excellent example of the way in which our aid is not merely alleviating acute need, but helping our partners to help themselves. 

(Visit, September 2017)