Where there is no road or medical facilities in the Tanzanian bush, some aircraft come handy for outreach…that’s where Flying Medical Service steps in with a doctor, 2 nurses, some medical supplies.
Tetanus jabs for pregnant women.
A bunch of patients and onlookers surround the doctor.
A nurse prepares the vaccines.
Normally this an easy airstrip. Till it gets flooded in the rainy seasons. Luckily it is one of the few long and wide airstrips we use so I could go around the puddles on landing and take off.
Some irstrips in the Ngorongoro Highlands are a bit challenging… This was the best location for the whole area. At 6500 ft high and with a 11% slope.
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