A map at last

Tuesday's itinerary included visiting the hospital and market in Vwawa.  During our visit to the hospital we found the map below which is the first one we have found which shows Hangomba (upper left), our project village location. 

We filled out the questionnaire with help from the head doctor and then took a tour.  It is a small, but functional hospital good for most injuries except head injuries or heart attacks. Those would need to be transferred another hour to Mbeya or be airplane evacuated to Nairobi.  

We visited the local market which sold all types of fruit, vegetables, and grain.  We then stopped at the district office in hopes of finding a map of Vwawa. We met the District Chairman, equivalent to a governor and several of the heads of health and sanitation.   After a long while, we learned the land manager was out of the office for several hours.  Because we still had other stops to make we asked for an electronic copy to be sent to us and continued on our way.  

Next stop was Songwe airport which is the location for an airlift to Nairobi if we require medivac.  It is a regional airport with daily jets to Dar Es Salaam.  

Our final stop for the day was the Regional hospital in Mbeya.  It has all services available and is one of only 3 major hospitals in Tanzania.   It will be almost 3 hours from our project site so hopefully we never have to visit there again for emergency care.