For your physiotherapy internships, in all medical establishments, you will be assigned to a hospital professional who will guide you and decide on the exams and treatments you can perform on patients under their supervision. This includes tasks such as administering medications, wound care, measuring vital signs, administering vaccines, and other assistance activities. This professional will provide you with professional feedback.

Interns and volunteers with professional qualifications and work experience cannot practice independently either, as this requires approval from the Tanzanian health authority. Obtaining this approval is a lengthy process that only applies to longer stays of at least one year. Even if you have professional qualifications, you will be under the supervision of a licensed professional in Tanzania, who will take responsibility for you and decide what you can perform independently.

Hospitals and Health Centers in Moshi / Kilimanjaro

Mawenzi Regional Hospital
Mawenzi Hospital was established as a pharmacy in 1920 and became a hospital in 1956. As a regional referral hospital, it provides specialized medical services to patients referred by various district hospitals and health centers.

Saint Joseph Hospital
Saint Joseph Hospital is located in the Soweto neighborhood of Moshi city. The hospital is both government and church-run. The government pays the salaries of all employees and provides medications, but the building and all technical equipment such as ultrasound machines, X-ray machines, furniture, etc., belong to a church organization.

Mount Meru Hospital

The hospital is located in the heart of Arusha, Tanzania, and is a regional referral center founded in the 1970s. It offers a wide range of medical services, from general care to specialties such as pediatrics, cardiology, gynecology, and oncology. Equipped with modern technologies, including for imaging and surgical interventions, it has 450 beds and a highly qualified medical team. This center plays a key role in emergency care and diagnostic services while focusing on an accessible and community-oriented approach to meet the needs of local and surrounding populations.

Faraja Hospital in Himo
Faraja Hospital is a district hospital with about 120 inpatient beds in Himo, about 40 minutes by Daladala (local bus) from Moshi. Departments include: general medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive and child health (RCH), nephrology (primarily hemodialysis) and an upcoming outreach program for mobile hemodialysis, pediatrics, orthopedics, ENT, CTC, ophthalmology (weekly), surgery (abdominal, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, ENT), dentistry, physiotherapy. The hospital has ultrasound, X-ray, and endoscopy facilities. There is also an emergency department and two ambulances for emergencies and referrals to regional hospitals.

Kilema Hospital
Kilema Hospital is a district hospital founded by Christian sisters in 1890. It is located 1,500 meters above sea level on the wooded slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, about 50 km from Moshi.
The hospital’s departments include internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, STIs, diabetes, dentistry, ophthalmology, emergency care, reproductive medicine, and child health (natural family planning, vaccinations, PMTCT). In addition, the hospital offers various services such as care and treatment for people with HIV/AIDS, VCT, PITC, tuberculosis/HIV, and social services. The hospital has its own pharmacy, laboratory, and radiological facilities.