This hospital is in a very rural setting, in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro and 52 kms from Moshi in Northern Tanzania. There is severe poverty and high unemployment in the catchment area.

They face many challenges due to high unemployment in the area and the fact that many patients are unable to pay for the treatment they receive. The hospital faces a daily shortage of medicines and healthcare goods. The rural setting also contributes to the difficulties as the catchment population is approximately 217,000 people and the nearest Regional Hospital is KCMC (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre) in Moshi.

The view from outside of the hospital

Many people in this area are farmers. Banana trees are plentiful.

 Medical Provision: Kilema is a large facility with 12 doctors and 149 staff in total. It has 150 inpatient beds and a very busy outpatient department with an average of 1700 outpatients a month. As well as running routine clinics for such things as maternal health and TB, it also runs specialist clinics for dentistry, diabetes and hypertension. There is a basic ophthalmology department which is very under resourced.

The Eye Department has poor resources

Inter Care’s Impact: Inter Care has supported Kilema Hospital for many years with healthcare goods and medicines. In March 2023 we shipped a slit lamp, lens meter and trial lenses for use in their Ophthalmic Department. These significant pieces of equipment were donated to Inter Care.

Dr Godfrey Maro with donated Pulse Oximeters (Inter Care visit 2022)