Tanzania Rottendorf Foundation and action medeor: a strong team for health Supported by the Rottendorf Foundation, action medeor is building a medicine warehouse at its Kibaha site in Tanzania. On this page, you can track the progress of construction up to its opening. With this construction project, action medeor and the Rottendorf Foundation are helping to improve healthcare for a growing population, ensuring that essential medicines and medical products are always available. The new warehouse on the outskirts of the capital, Dar es Salaam, will enable action medeor to supply healthcare facilities in Tanzania as well as in neighboring countries like Malawi, Burundi, and Rwanda. The planning also considers the GDP (Good Distribution Practices) standards of the World Health Organization. Current Status Celebrations in Kibaha: The "topping-out ceremony" was recently held! The most recent construction meeting also brought good news: progress is exactly on schedule. As a result, electrical installations can already begin, and the next step will be the placement of the roof sheets. These are being folded and cut by local workshops. Paving work is also set to start. Soon, we are expecting a special guest: the new Minister of Health of Tanzania will visit the construction site to gain insight into our activities. The building is gradually taking shape. The bricks used are sustainably produced on-site, partially using soil from other construction sites. Photo: action medeor An administrative annex with around 20 office workstations is being built in front of the hall. Photo: action medeor Previous construction milestones November 2024 The building envelope is being constructed with a reinforced concrete skeleton. Photo: action medeor August 2024 View of action medeor's premises in Kibaha at the start of warehouse construction. Photo: action medeor/M.Hochbruck - stoker.de Additional data and figures about the construction project Construction Details The medicine warehouse is being built on a base area of 850 sqm with an eaves height of 6.3 m. This allows for the storage of up to four levels of Euro pallets. About a quarter of the warehouse is planned as a manual storage area for smaller-scale requests, another quarter for order picking and dispatch. The building envelope is being constructed with a reinforced concrete skeleton. The non-load-bearing infill is made with eco-friendly compressed earth-cement bricks (Hydraform). The administrative area offers around 20 office workstations and will be designed as a front annex with integrated greenery. The trees growing there will provide shade during the high temperatures in Tanzania. In the current plan, only the ground floor will be completed, with provisions made for future expansion to the upper floor. The opening is scheduled for 2025. Project Scope Project goal: Establishment of a central medicine warehouse in Tanzania Project area: Tanzania, Kibaha Project duration: 2024 - 2027 Funding volume: €2,040,333 Project Activities Construction and equipping of the pharmaceutical warehouse Implementation of a quality management system Training of warehouse staff Expansion of the upper floor Installation of a solar system How better medicine availability can save lives Treatable illnesses can be addressed more effectively and quickly when medicines are readily available. This is especially important for children under the age of 5, as child mortality in this group remains the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the UN Sustainable Development Goal Report 2023, one in 14 children in this region died before their fifth birthday in 2021. Many illnesses in young children, such as diarrhea, fever, and other infections, are easily treatable with the right medicines, making such deaths preventable. Therefore, the construction of the medicine warehouse and the resulting improved healthcare provision actively contribute to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3): "Good Health and Well-being." Facts about action medeor Tanzania Since 2005, action medeor's independent subsidiary “action medeor International Healthcare” has been ensuring sufficient, effective, and high-quality medicine supply in Tanzania. Today, the organization operates three medicine warehouses in Tanzania and employs 49 staff, who also provide training in medical device and laboratory technology. Since 2023, an innovative project has been in place at the Kibaha site: action medeor has opened a production facility for laboratory reagents. Reagents are chemical substances essential for improving diagnostics. The facility is the first of its kind in East Africa. Expanding the site with the new warehouse and staff housing will further improve medicine availability and pharmaceutical expertise in the region. Your contact person Sandra Bungter Major Donations Fundraising consultant, Legacy Phone: +49 2156 9788-175 TPL_EMAIL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.