Rehema’s Story: On May 10, 2019, a most beautiful little girl named Rehema Faraji was given a new life, thanks to the determined efforts of several of the Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project’s members, as well as several others in the “village” comprised of individuals and organizations around the world. In February 2018, 61 PSCTP […]
**SAVE THE DATE** FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT THE PHIL SIMON CLINIC TANZANIA PROJECT Monday, June 24, 2019, 6:00pm The Raymond Restaurant 1250 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA
On Monday, September 24, 2018, Sally and Russ White hosted a wonderful luncheon to celebrate the work of the veterinary section of Team Tanzania 2018. To thank them personally was Dame Jane Goodall, PhD, famed primatologist, ecologist and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador. In response to a special request from Erasto Njavike, Jane’s Roots and Shoots https://www.rootsandshoots.org/coordinator […]
It is with great sadness that we learned today of the death of Dr. Mihoko Matsuda Nelsen. She and her husband, Bill were killed in a small plane crash 10 days ago in Oregon. Dr. Nelsen was an esteemed and talented neurologist at Huntington Hospital for many years. Her calm demeanor, deep knowledge and […]
Today, July 5th, is the 2nd anniversary of the passing of Daksha Brahmbhatt, RN, one of the original staff of the Phil Simon Clinic in Pasadena, CA. Two of the other “founders,” and dear friends of Daksha, Lyn Smillie and Tom Warren, RN, are asking for all to remember Daksha and her legacy on this day, […]
Our last day of clinic today started out by driving 45 minutes over a super bumpy dirt road through spectacular scenery to Endulen Hospital and being greeted by a couple hundred Maasai patients waiting for us. Some of the group stayed to provide patient care, others of us headed out to see HIV patients in […]
It has been nearly a week since we arrived home. Long enough that I am beginning to feel settled, yet not quite completely settled. While I am getting back into the rhythm of my daily life here in the U.S., I think about my time in Tanzania almost constantly. The pleasure of a long, hot […]
One morning we found this little baby underneath one of our Land Cruisers on our way to the hospital in Tanzania. She didn’t flinch or run when we swooped her up. I suspect she was very hungry and had gotten separated from her family. With the help of many, both Tanzanian and American, I […]