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Mnazi Mmoja Hospital

Mnazi Mmoja Hospital (MMH), (literally "One Coconut Hospital), is located on the picturesque coast of Zanzibar in the capital city of Stone Town. It is a government-run hospital serving the population of Zanzibar, which presently stands at approximately 1 million people. The hospital contains 400 beds and consists of a variety of specialty departments, including pediatrics, surgery, internal medicine, acupuncture, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, trauma and maternity. The hospital is fairly well-staffed with doctors, nurses, mid-wives, nursing students and a number of foreign medical students.

Stone Town

Stone Town was recently and deservedly declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Once considered to be one of the world's most important trading ports, exporting Zanzibar's famed cloves around the globe, Stone Town still maintains it old world appeal. Cross-hatched by winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand Arab houses whose original owners vied with each other over the extravagance of their dwellings, Stone Town is a city of beauty unlike any other.

Clinical Training Opportunities

Acupuncture Students
The Acupuncture Ward of Mnazi Mmoja Hospital is open 5 days a week and accommodates approximately 20-30 patients per day. Standing only metres away from the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, the Ward is directed by a local doctor who was trained in China, and staffed with 2 Chinese physicians and 3 to 4 nurses. Although the Ward now consists of only 8 beds, it is to be expanded soon.

Students of acupuncture and licensed acupuncturists are eligible to do both short and long clinical rotations in the Acupuncture Ward any time of year. Clinicians can expect to gain a great deal of experience in needling, cupping and electrical stimulation while treating conditions such as facial paralysis, malaria, filaria, HIV/AIDS, asthma, skin conditions, stroke and many more.

Eligibility
Eligible PRC student must have completed the following prerequisites: a minimum of 200 hours clinical practice, OM201/202 TCM Diagnosis, and ACU113/114 Techniques and Therapeutics. Non-PRC students are also welcome to apply for acupuncture clinical placement by demonstrating equivalent course prerequisites.

When Can You Go?
Placement opportunities in the Acupuncture Ward of Mnazi Mmoja Hospital are year round. No minimum stay is required.

Fees
PRC Students: $250USD per week, plus per credit tuition ($210CDN per 30 clinical hours)
Non-PRC Students: $280USD per week*

*Any student wishing to earn academic credit through PRC is eligible for the 'PRC Student' rate.

Please contact our Office of Admissions for more information and an application.

Medical Students
Medical students from around the world are welcome to complete clinical placements at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital. Interested students should directly contact Vision Synergies, a placement organization based in Zanzibar that is recommended by the hospital. Vision Synergies will organize your clinical elective and accommodations in Stone Town.