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News & stories

Stories from the project archive · 2019–2022

Salah Said presenting at the Hengelo gathering in October 2022

7 October 2022

Reunions, inspiration and shared experience

Volunteers met in Hengelo to share their experiences in Tanzania. An evening about healthcare, technology, education and working together.

The three-dimensional design of the heart and vascular clinic at KCMC in Moshi

30 September 2022

Plans for the KCMC heart and vascular clinic in Moshi, Tanzania

The architectural drawings show the proposed heart and vascular clinic in Moshi. Explore the plans and the hospital management’s foreword.

Participants practising with a training model during cardiac surgery training at KCMC

30 September 2022

Specialists from across the Netherlands on a mission in Tanzania

In 2022, Dutch specialists worked with KCMC colleagues on training, treatment and practical improvements.

The Afrika Festival logo, a partner in supporting Hart voor Tanzania

4 May 2021

Working with the Afrika Festival

The Afrika Festival and Hart voor Tanzania joined forces through the cookbook. A partnership that took shape during the pandemic.

Salah Said and supporters during Omroep Gelderland’s report on Hart voor Tanzania

31 March 2021

Hart voor Tanzania on Omroep Gelderland

Carrie ten Napel and Salah Said introduced Hart voor Tanzania on Gelderland Helpt! Watch the programme from 2021.

The €410 cheque from VV Scherpenzeel’s cooking fundraiser

31 March 2021

Scherpenzeel football club cooks for Tanzania

Jasper van der Linden prepared Tanzanian takeaway meals at VV Scherpenzeel. The fundraiser raised €410 for the project.

Salah Said discussing Hart voor Tanzania during the Gelderland Helpt report

27 March 2021

Salah Said’s radio interview on Gelderland Helpt!

Salah Said spoke about Hart voor Tanzania on Radio Gelderland. Listen to the original Gelderland Helpt! recording.

Carrie ten Napel and Salah Said at the Gelderland Helpt support campaign

26 March 2021

Gelderland Helpt! supports Hart voor Tanzania

Carrie ten Napel and Salah Said met people supporting the project. The cookbook and local fundraising activities took centre stage.

Carrie ten Napel discussing her support for Hart voor Tanzania

8 November 2020

Carrie ten Napel becomes ambassador: ‘A moving project’

Carrie ten Napel became an ambassador in 2020. Read what drew her to Salah Said’s plans and the work in Moshi.

Volunteers beside a full container of hospital supplies for Tanzania

22 July 2020

Hospital supplies keep heading to Tanzania despite the pandemic

Supplies continued to reach Tanzania during the pandemic. A container shipment and a cookbook helped the project move forward.

Donated supplies being presented for Hart voor Tanzania at HST Groep

21 May 2020

Donations, gifts and looking ahead

A look back at donations, equipment and fundraising in spring 2020. Behind the scenes, the working group kept the project moving.

Tanzania’s ambassador Irene Kasyanju visiting Hart voor Tanzania

24 January 2020

Tanzanian ambassador visits the team behind the Moshi heart clinic

Ambassador Irene Kasyanju visited volunteers at ZGT in Almelo, where a container was being loaded for the hospital in Moshi.

Salah Said during RTV Oost’s Christmas special about Hart voor Tanzania

26 December 2019

Christmas special: Hart voor Tanzania

RTV Oost followed the working group in Moshi for eleven days. The Christmas special tells the stories of the people behind the project.

Musicians at the heart clinic’s first-stone ceremony in Moshi in November 2019

11 November 2019

A warm welcome as the first stone is unveiled for the Moshi heart clinic

The first stone was unveiled on 11 November 2019. Staff, patients and the visiting delegation gathered at KCMC.

Healthcare staff in KCMC’s ECG room during the working visit

8 November 2019

Working group hopeful that construction of the Tanzania heart clinic can begin soon

Discussions about the building plans went alongside training and practical support. RTV Oost followed the delegation in Moshi.

Dutch and Tanzanian staff beside the donated ambulance in Moshi

7 November 2019

Former Twente ambulance finds a new role saving lives in Tanzania

A former ambulance from Twente found a new home at KCMC. Wheelchairs and other donated supplies travelled with it.

An RTV Oost report about sharing skills for the heart clinic in Tanzania

7 November 2019

Heart clinic in Tanzania: ‘They must ultimately run it themselves’

Resuscitation training and building plans went hand in hand in 2019. The partnership aimed to leave lasting knowledge in Moshi.

A doctor examining a patient during the diabetes and vascular care visit to Tanzania

6 November 2019

Doctors from Overijssel tackle diabetes in Tanzania

Vascular surgeon Sjef van Baal highlighted diabetes and vascular problems during the visit. Learning together was central to the work.

Salah Said and colleagues discussing the heart clinic plans at KCMC

4 November 2019

Tanzanian hospital welcomes plans for a heart clinic

Hospital managers welcomed the proposed heart and vascular clinic. The delegation built on support already reaching Moshi.

Salah Said during RTV Oost’s interview about funding the heart clinic

31 October 2019

‘Two million euros needed for a heart clinic in Tanzania’

In October 2019, Salah Said discussed funding for the clinic. Read about the plans and cost estimates from that period.

The Hart voor Tanzania working group during the RTV Oost campaign

11 October 2019

RTV Oost’s campaign for Tanzania

In 2019, RTV Oost invited the region to support Hart voor Tanzania through donations, equipment and volunteering.

The Tubantia newspaper cutting about the Tanzania heart clinic, 3 October 2019

8 October 2019

TC Tubantia

In October 2019, Tubantia reported on plans for a heart clinic in Tanzania. Read the background to the newspaper cutting.

Laying the first stone for the heart clinic at KCMC in November 2019

8 October 2019

Hart voor Tanzania in the news on RTV Oost

Doctors, hospitals, businesses and volunteers came together around the plans for Moshi. RTV Oost reported on the start of the partnership.