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Although the government provides health care it is generally recommended that visitors, who can afford it, try to seek private medical care which offer a much higher standard. Private hospitals and clinics can be found in most large towns, of which some of them are inadequately equipped for serious illnesses requiring intensive care or major surgery. Doctors found in these facilities speak English and the pharmacies can provide commonly required medicines such as broad spectrum antibiotics, malaria treatment and prophylactics. Consultations and laboratory tests are reasonabley inexpensive compared to countries in the west.
See Health & Immunisation for medical precautions when travelling to Tanzania.
Tanzania is a fairly safe country to travel around, although visitors should be vigilent when carrying valuable items, especially in cities and towns or travelling by local minibuses (dala dalas). Most tourist hotels and lodges have security guards (askaris).
Visitors are advised not to walk round towns on their own at night, due to the risk of muggings. Is is also not advisable to walk on lonely stretches of beach, either on the mainland or in Zanzibar.
Generally Tanzanians are warm hearted and friendly people who are willing to help visitors get the most out of their stay, but unfortunately visitors have been victims to petty crime. So stay alert when travelling out of the national parks and game reserves.
Dar es Salaam
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Ali Hasan Mwinyi Road, Chato Street, Block One, Regent Estate, Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255 754 760790 / +255 22 2133582/6
Email: info@aar.co.tz
- Aga Khan Hospital
Ocean Road, Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255 22 2115151 / +255 754 309876
Arusha
="http://www.aarhealth.com/" title="AAR">Arusha Medical Centre
P.O. Box 12877, Arusha
Tel: +255 27 2501594 / +255 27 2506849
- Selian Lutheran Hospital
P.O. Box 3164, Arusha
Tel: +255 27 22647 / +255 27 2508030
Email: selianlh@habari.co.tz
- Arusha Lutheran Medical Hospital
P.O. Box 3164, Arusha
Tel: +255 27 2548030 / +255 27 2545118
Email: mjacobson@habari.co.tz
Moshi
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P.O. Box 3010, Moshi
Tel: +255 27 2754377
Email: kcmadmin@kcmc.ac.tz
Zanzibar
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Kilimani Road, Zanzibar
Tel: +255 24 2236715
Dodoma
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P.O. Box 270, Dodoma
Tel +255 26 232 1789
Iringa
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P.O. Box 119, Iringa
Tel +255 28 2502474
Morogoro
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P.O. Box 159, Morogoro
Tel +255 25 2502043
Mwanza
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Miti Mirefu St, Mwanza
Tel +255 28 2502474
Tanzanian Ambulance Services
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Ali Hasan Mwinyi Road, Chato Street, Block One, Regent Estate, Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255 754 760790 / +255 22 2133582/6
Email: info@aar.co.tz
- Knight Support
Tel: +255 22 2760087/88/89
Mobile: +255 713 123911 (24hrs)
Email: info@knightsupport.com
- The Flying Doctors' Society of Africa (AMREF) – ARUSHA
P.O. Box 15506, Arusha
Tel: +255 27 2544407/ +255 784 240500
Email: flyingdocs@habari.co.tz
- The Flying Doctors' Society of Africa (AMREF) – DAR ES SALAAM
P.O. Box 2773, Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255 22 2116610 / +255 22 2127187
Email: flyingdocs@amreftz.org / emergency@flydoc.org
Tanzania Photos
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Maasai Old Man
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Maasai jumping
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Lake Ngozi
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Chole Mafia Island House
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Chumbe Island
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Maasai Woman
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