The Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project is committed to expanding its One Health initiative, which understands that human, animal, and ecological health are all connected.

2016: During their first trip, veterinarians Drs. Michelle Zoryan and Diane Tang met Jens Fissenebert, founder of Mbwa Wa Africa, a dog rescue organization in Arusha, Tanzania. Jens shared our goal of providing much-needed medical resources to the country, and a beautiful relationship has since formed.

2018: Phil Simon Clinic returned to Arusha with a group of 10 veterinary professionals and performed the first of what we hope to be many spay/neuter and rabies vaccine clinics in the area. In addition to the clinics, the team provided veterinary and farrier care to large animals and donkeys through The Donkey Project with Erasto Njavike.

“Working closely with Tanzania’s Mbwa Wa African Animal Rescue, PSCTP’s volunteer veterinary team is organizing multiple spay and neuter clinics as well as rabies vaccinations in the rural community of Arusha. These clinics seek to lower the stray dog population in the area, which can prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases and decrease the risk of aggression-related bites and diseases. Mbwa Wa African Animal Rescue also provides veterinary, rehabilitation, and other rescue services for Arusha’s dogs (and the occasional cat).”

– Dr. Diane Tang and Dr. Michelle Zoryan; PSCTP Volunteers &  Team Tanzania veterinarians

Read more about their successes at https://mbwa-wa-africa.org/