Curtin University sends Nursing students to Tanzania

Curtin’s Health Sciences are sending four of its student to Tanzania in Tanzania, to improve the understanding for how health related issues are treated in developing countries. The project aims at increasing the student’s cultural awareness and to broaden their skills in health care.

This is the first time the five WA Universities have collaborated, as a part of the Global Health Alliance Western Australia (GHAWA) program, while sending a combines student and supervisor cohort through the Department of Health in Western Australia. The project is a result of several generous scholarships provided by the GHAWA.

The trip to Tanzania exposes the students to unique health circumstances, and will enable the students to improve their ability to work in a challenging environment and adapt to new cultural prerequisites.

 The Curtin student nurses will travel with expert clinicians and will commence placements at Hubert Kairuki Memorial Hospital and Amana Hospital in the Tanzanian former capital of Dar Es Salaam.

The students will also travel to rural community health centres, where they will undertake supervised clinical practice.

It is a rare opportunity for the Nursing students of Curtin University to have a firsthand look at the healthcare system of Tanzania, and to learn how they cope with health and illness, and it is something that can develop their skills and knowledge in how to deal with transcultural healthcare issues.