Quirir quelquefois, soulager souvent, consoler toujours.
To cure sometimes, to help often, to comfort and console always.

We have all arrived safely in Tanzania and could not be more pleased with our warm welcome. All of us are confident that this relationship that we are developing with the city of Arusha will flourish over the next several years. This morning we were welcomed by the Ministry of Health for the city of Arusha and received a tour of the local hospital (Mount Meru) before Dr. Ole, the director of the Upone Charitable Medical Center, brought us to his Medical Center. We were surprised to hear that there are no treatment centers for patients with HIV in the entire region, so our support and enthusiasm to develop this kind of clinic is welcomed. The estimated infection rate of HIV is somewhere between 17% (the % of blood donors who are HIV positive) and 50%(the % of people who test positive if they get an HIV test). Their counseling (pre- and post-testing) was very advanced and professional. Unfortunately, however, the patients have no treatment available to them if they do test positive. We were introduced to the prominent ob-gyn, surgeons, and internal medicine doctors in the area, who explained in great detail their needs for medical and financial support. But it was Dr. Ole, the director, who gave us the warmest welcome speech, graciously thanking all of the individuals who are involved in this project and asking us to share his thanks with those back at home.