Like in a general practitioner's clinic, we treat patients with many different diseases such as infectious diseases (malaria), non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and many others, sterility patients, pregnant women and children. We have an HIV clinic and treat patients with Tuberculosis as outpatients. Good diagnostics are particularly important to us. For this purpose, we have purchased several ultrasound and ECG devices and also set up a well-equipped laboratory, where we can check the basal diagnostic tests such as Haemoglobin, Malaria, Urinalysis, etc. However, special examinations such as liver and kidney values, Uric acid and other laboratory tests can also be carried out. There is even a special device for molecular tuberculosis diagnosis – GeneXpert.

                   

At the pharmacy, we provide all the medicines which are needed to treat the patients. For seriously ill patients, there are two rooms where patients can be temporarily admitted, they are discharged in the evening or sent to hospitals with inpatient treatment.

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The clinic is managed by a couple of German doctors who founded it in 1993. Due to the long-standing, continuous presence of these experienced doctors, the clinic has earned a good reputation far beyond the borders of Lindi and the patients come from far away for medical examination. Some even come from the north of Mozambique, from Mtwara, Dar es Salaam or from Zanzibar. Together with more than 20 Tanzanian employees, the patients are examined and treated: three Tanzanian doctors, six nurses, four employees in the laboratory, a pharmacist, and other staff for the HIV clinic, the reception, etc. A scientific approach to the problems of a patient with culture-related explanation and support are particularly important for us.