Tanzania East Africa

Stiefel Donates First Dermatology Ward in Tanzania, East Africa

In 2007, Stiefel donated $300,000 to finance construction of the first dermatology hospital ward in Tanzania, East Africa. This donation had an immediate long-term impact in one of the poorest countries on Earth.

The ward is part of the Regional Dermatology Training Center at the Kilamanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) in Moshi, Tanzania. Currently, KCMC, the lone consulting hospital within hundreds of miles, has only a dermatology outpatient clinic. Patients come to the clinic from throughout the region, often traveling great distances.

This project was in partnership with the International League of Dermatological Societies.