ZEP- Zanzibar Education Program

Expanding the Muhimbili-Karolinska Collaboration: Enhancing Training, Knowledge, and Saving Lives

Since 2008 we have built up the Muhimbili-Karolinska Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Collaboration. We have a strong relationship between the staff at the two hospitals in Tanzania and Sweden, regular communication and shared goals. We have since expanded to include collaborations with Danderyds Sjukhus, BB Stockholm and other hospitals in Stockholm, and Amana Regional Hospital and other hospitals in Dar es Salaam. We have a huge base of knowledge and experience among national and international experts and a core of dedicated, enthusiastic project leaders.

We have conducted a series of training courses, exchanges and projects and have shown that our aims are realistic and that we have the competence and structures to make it work. We have been able to show with before-and-after tests that we have increased knowledge by 30% and we have improved practices and save lives.

Life Support Foundation is extending its work to other parts of Tanzania and subsequently to other low-income countries. Since 2016 Life Support Foundation is also working in Malawi.

Our Projects

Anaesthesia Society in Malawi

Supported by Life Support Foundation, the Society of Anaesthesiologists in Malawi held its first National Conference in 2017, focusing on improving maternal anesthesia and critical care amidst severe resource shortages.
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CRISPOS

The CRISPOS research project, launched in 2017 at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi, studies global critical illness prevalence and outcomes, aiming to improve hospital planning and patient care.
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Critical Care in Malawi

Life Support Foundation supports critical care in Malawi through weekly seminars and ICU improvement projects at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, addressing severe shortages in trained anesthetists.
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Kilimanjaro Education Exchange Program (KEEP)

The Kilimanjaro project with aim to improve nurse education.
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Mothers and Babies in Dar

The "Mothers and Babies in Dar" project improves maternal and newborn care in Dar es Salaam by focusing on simple life-saving ABC principles. Training, staff exchanges, and the introduction of clinical guidelines aim to reduce preventable deaths during childbirth and neonatal care, enhancing anesthesia practices and emergency response.
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Paediatrics

MKAIC Paediatrics, a Life Support Foundation project, improves emergency pediatric care in Tanzania. The collaboration focuses on training, staff exchanges, and simulation-based emergency care to address high child mortality from treatable diseases in low-resource settings.
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SATA

SATA was revitalized by visionary Tanzanian anesthesiologists with support from Life Support Foundation. They co-organized conferences, delivered training, and provided resources like books and pulse oximeters to improve anesthesia education in Tanzania.
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SESAC

Sweden Ethiopia Surgery and Anaesthesia Cooperation strive to strengthen and improve surgery, intensive care and anesthesia in both Ethiopia and in Sweden by bilateral knowledge transfer through exchange of healthcare personnel between the countries.
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Sponsorship of Residents

Eva Shanga, sponsored by Life Support Foundation, completed her anesthesia training and now works as a specialist at Temeke Regional Hospital, Tanzania, fulfilling her dream to address the need for more anesthetists in the region.
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Trauma

The 2014 collaboration between Karolinska University Hospital and Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute aims to improve emergency trauma care in Dar es Salaam. The project focuses on enhancing anesthesia and critical care for trauma patients through training, baseline studies, and staff exchanges.
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VSDT

Since 2013, the Vital Signs Directed Therapy (VSDT) project in Tanzania has improved critical care through training, protocols, and staff exchanges, saving lives and producing key research.
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