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	D-1577    Tanzania - Ukerewe Mwansa Hospital $14,596 Phases 1 and 2 of a Project to help reduce child mortality on an island (Ukerewe) in South Lake Victoria. This adopts RI President D K Lee’s aims. Population of 350,000 served by 1 hospital (Bukumbi) in Nansio, the main town on Ukerewe, 23 dispensaries and 3 clinics. The medical services are run-down, inadequately supplied and filthy. Equipment is defunct. Staffing is insufficient and demoralized. They desperately need help and plead for Rotarians to deliver because other people have failed to do so. 1 in 16 babies die, amongst the highest rate in Africa. The project has five phases, the second of which is the subject of this application: i.e. 2. Upgrade the operating theatre, labour ward, and post-natal ward. This involves: raising funds to acquire second-hand or new equipment; storage of goods pending shipment; shipping out and installing of equipment; and training staff. Timescale: September/October 2009. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Mwanza District: 9200 Primary Contact: Gopalkrishnan M Rajan Email: rtnrajan@gmail.com Check all projects from: [District 9200] [Mwanza Rotary Club] [Gopalkrishnan M Rajan] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: D1040 District: 1040 Primary Contact: IPDG John Philip Email: johnphilip@btconnect.com Check all projects from: [District 1040] [D1040 Rotary Club] [IPDG John Philip] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Mwanza $100 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of D1040 $5,464 District 1040 DDF $3,125 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $5,907 Total $14,596 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2009-10 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #71594. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Stephen Copek (stephen.copek@rotary.org). <15-Jul-09> System Entry Creation of project page. <16-Jul-09> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <17-Jul-09> by John Philip On Saturday, 18th July a group of volunteers will help load a 40 foot contianer with approximately $400,000 worth hospital equipments destined for Mwanza. This exciting project has already attracted support from many non-Rotary individuals and organisations. <17-Sep-09> System Entry TRF Grant Number assigned: 71,594. <21-Sep-09> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <21-Mar-10> by Les Bown First phase of the project has been ongoing with good results, more work to be done, another visit being planned for Spring <16-Oct-10> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed".