This Dispensary serves a very poor, rural community mainly made up of Maasai people. It is situated near to the airport in the Moshi region of Northern Tanzania. The health unit is lacking basic medical equipment and regularly runs short of vital medication.

Medical Provision: The dispensary runs many busy clinics including under 5s and maternal health, vaccinations and a TB program – there are 650 outpatients on average a month. The conditions most treated by the unit are urinary tract, gastrointestinal and respiratory infections and intestinal worms, but they also regularly see patients with other conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. The dispensary supports a large number of women through delivery and maternal health services.

Labour Ward

Medical Staff: St Mary’s is managed by Veronica Mboya, the Nurse Officer in charge, who has been there 22 years and lives on site. The government provides a Clinical Officer, but the main clinician is Dr Fulgence Makuta, who works at the dispensary as a volunteer three times a week. A dental technician from Kibosho Hospital visits once a week.

Sr Veronica with a microscope donated by Inter Care

Inter Care’s Impact: Inter Care has supported St Mary’s Dispensary with healthcare goods and medicines since 2006.

Inter Care’s visit to St Mary’s Dispensary KIA (2022) and meet the Maasai Tribe