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Position Offered: Radiographer

8/12/2022

 

Position: Radiographer

Seeking a Radiographer for Kashambya hospital, a 30- bed hospital located in the village of Gera in Bukoba, Tanzania.

The Radiographer will focus on day- to- day operations of the Radiology building and partner with Dr. Samsoni William Kubigwa, our Chief Medical Officer on strategic matters.

Radiographer Responsibilities:
Ability to use radiographic equipment, monitoring supplies and submitting purchasing requests proactively. Analyzing and reporting the results of X-rays, ultrasound, CT-scan and mammogram with input from a radiologist as needed.
Offer pre-procedure guidance, handle phone calls from patients and doctors and answer technical questions. Able to perform any other duties assigned by his/her supervisor.

Radiographer Requirements:
  • Fully registered with a degree/diploma or equivalent in radiology.
  • At least 2year experience in X-ray, ultrasound, CT, mammography and hopefully MRI.
  • He/she must be willing to work anytime needed at the facility including nights or weekend.
  • Must be willing to work as a team, respecting all colleagues regardless of their education level .


Dr. Mary Banda
72 Lawrence Drive
Longmeadow, MA 01106
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Seyvazz@gmail.com
Kesslerk@comcast.net
Subject Line: Radiographer position

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Help open a hospital in Tanzania, summer 2021

4/21/2021

 
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Thank you for all your support!

Together we have now secured 70% of our supplies and equipment needed for the opening of Kashambya Hospital. We need your help in obtaining the remainder via monetary or equipment donations.

Here are items we still need at the hospital:
• Adult and Pediatric NG tubes
• Automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Blankets • Carbon dioxide detectors (eg Easy cap)
• Commercial washer and dryer
• Endotracheal tubes
• Fetoscopes
• Gas stove
• Interosseous kit with drill
• IV tubing and kits
• Lawn mower
• Non-rebreather masks
• Oral and nasal airway
• Otoscope and ophthalmoscope
• Pillows
• Power wash
• Pulse oximetry
• Stylets
• Suction catheters (eg Yankauer)
• Sutures and removal kits
• White Bedsheets and pillow cases
• X-ray viewing box

Thank you for your help!

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Update from JAMBO TANZANIA on Kashambya hospital opening

2/22/2021

 
Thank you and God bless you for your heartfelt support of Jambo Tanzania.  
As of today, we have…
• Raised $40,093 for supplies and equipment.
• Solidified our partnership with MedShare.
• Actively researched medicine supply resources.
Because of you, we believe we can achieve our goal of opening this summer!
Thank you so much, and please share our GoFundMe Link: 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-open-kashambya-hospitalwww.gofundme.com/f/help-us-open-kashambya-hospital
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New Partnership formed with MedShare to supercharge opening of Hospital in Tanzania, Africa.

12/7/2020

 
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Jambo Tanzania, Inc. is proud to announce a partnership with MedShare, who has a long history of providing medical supplies to places around the world. With your donations, once we raise approximately $40,000 it will enable us to get an incredible $250,000 worth of medical supplies, and will help us open Kashambya Hospital NOW. 

We are currently raising funds on GoFundMe, PayPal on our website and collecting checks and have raised $16,504.00 of our $100,000 goal as of today, Nov 15, 2020. 

The need to finish our fundraiser is very urgent now, with funds immediately going to MedShare. Please donate what you can and share our GoFundMe everywhere to make this happen. Our website: https://www.jambotanzania.org and our GoFundMe: https://gf.me/u/y44yc3.


Thank you! 

- Dr. Mary Banda
Longmeadow, Massachusetts 

Jambo Tanzania, Inc is a charitable organization that has committed 20+ years of service to the residents of Kagera in Tanzania, Africa, where we are in the process of establishing a 24-hour healthcare center and are ready to open the doors Summer of 2021. 

In the past, residents have had to wait up to 2 years to receive medical attention, provided by Jambo Tanzania, Inc's short humanitarian trips. With the opening of Kashambya Hospital we will be able to provide year round care. 

Dr. Mary Banda is Founder and Chairman of Jambo Tanzania, Inc., born and raised in Kagera, Tanzania. She is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician with over 25 years of experience as a Hospitalist and Clinical Professor/ Mercy Medical Center and Harrington Hospital and the first black female physician to pioneer the first Hospitalist program in the U.S.


Help us open Kashambya Hospital

11/10/2020

 
​Join us in raising funds for equipment, supplies and medication.


GoFundMe link here:
gf.me/u/y44yc3

Dr. Mary Banda from Western Massachusetts, originally from Tanzania, is raising money to benefit Jambo Tanzania Inc, and any donation will help make a BIG impact. She anticipates opening the Hospital July 2021.The fundraising is for equipment, supplies and medication.

This campaign is run by Dr. Mary C Banda, MD,FACP is a Western Massachusetts physician board certified in Internal medicine with over 28 years as a Hospitalist and also President and founder of Jambo Tanzania, Inc a 501C nonprofit organization.

Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me, and for sharing. More information about Jambo Tanzania Inc at https://www.jambotanzania.org

Donation delivery: The president and founder of Jambo Tanzania  is responsible and the recipient of money donated is Kashambya Hospital in Bukoba, Tanzania. Jambo Tanzania is a 501C with an account where all the funds will be delivered and guided by the Board of directors. Most supplies will be obtained in US. We have on the ground contact in Tanzania who is our project manager named Rahym Kabyemela.

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