For your physiotherapy internships, at all medical facilities, you will be assigned to a hospital professional who will guide you and decide which exams and treatments you may carry out on patients under their supervision. This includes tasks such as:

• Advising patients on exercises to perform for their rehabilitation.
• Assisting in improving patients’ mobility.
• Assisting in respiratory rehabilitation.
• Helping in the rehabilitation of muscles.
• Helping patients move to improve their mobility.

Interns and volunteers with professional qualifications and work experience are also not allowed to practice independently, as this requires approval from the Tanzanian health authority. Obtaining this approval is a lengthy process and is only valid for stays of at least one year. Even if you have professional qualifications, you will be under the supervision of a licensed professional in Tanzania, who will take responsibility for you and decide what you can perform independently.

Physiotherapy Internship Objective

Validate your physiotherapy and kinesiology internship, and join a multicultural team once on-site. You will develop your skills while discovering the Tanzanian healthcare system.

Hospitals and Health Centers in Moshi / Kilimanjaro

For physiotherapy and kinesiology internships, it is mandatory that the facility has a dedicated department to host you.

Mawenzi Regional Hospital

Mawenzi Hospital was established as a pharmacy in 1920 and became a hospital in 1956. As a regional referral hospital, it offers specialized medical services to patients referred from various district hospitals and health centers.

Saint Joseph Hospital

Saint Joseph Hospital is located in the Soweto district of Moshi. The hospital is semi-governmental and semi-religious. The government pays the salaries of all employees and provides medications, but the building and all technical equipment, such as ultrasound machines, X-ray machines, and furniture, belong to a religious organization.

Mount Meru Hospital

The hospital is located in the heart of Arusha, Tanzania, and is a regional referral center founded in the 1970s. It offers a wide range of medical services, from general care to specialties such as pediatrics, cardiology, gynecology, and oncology.

Equipped with modern technologies, including for imaging and surgical procedures, it has 450 beds and a highly qualified medical team. This center plays a key role in emergency care and diagnostic services, focusing on an accessible, community-based approach to meet the needs of local and surrounding populations.

Faraja Hospital in Himo

Faraja Hospital is a district hospital with about 120 inpatient beds in Himo, approximately 40 minutes by Daladala (local bus) from Moshi.

Departments include: general medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive and child health (RCH), nephrology (mainly hemodialysis) with an upcoming outreach program for mobile hemodialysis, pediatrics, orthopedics, ENT, CTC, ophthalmology (weekly), surgery (abdominal, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, ENT), dentistry, physiotherapy. The hospital is equipped with ultrasound, X-ray, and endoscopy. There is also an emergency department and two ambulances for emergencies and referrals to regional hospitals.

Kilema Hospital

Kilema Hospital is a district hospital, founded by Christian sisters in 1890. It is located at an altitude of 1,500 meters on the wooded slopes of Kilimanjaro, about 50 km from Moshi.

The hospital’s departments include internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, STIs, diabetes, dentistry, ophthalmology, emergency care, reproductive medicine, and child health (natural family planning, vaccinations, PMTCT). Additionally, the hospital offers various services such as care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS, VCT, PITC, tuberculosis/HIV, and social services. The hospital has its own pharmacy, laboratory, and radiology facilities.