In June 2013 I am cycling round the island of Zanzibar (off the coast of Tanzania) to raise money for the Health Improvement Project Zanzibar - HIPZ. I am paying all the costs of the trip myself, so any money I raise goes direct to our small charity and goes a long way to improve the healthcare on the island.

I worked for 9 months for HIPZ at Makunduchi Hospital where we now have a functioning maternity unit, primary care unit, operating theatre, children's ward, outpatient services, dentistry etc. We have provided training to local staff and work in partnership with the Government of Zanzibar - for more information please visit: www.hipz.org.uk or feel free to contact me directly.

In April 2013 we added Kivunge Hospital in the north of Zanzibar to the HIPZ project - this hospital is 3 times bigger than Makunduchi and in desperate need of improvement. HIPZ is now responsible for providing basic healthcare for approximately 250,000 people.

The bike ride is needed to again work to start basic maternity, a functioning operating theatre and to renovate the wards to a decent standard. 

News items about HIPZ:

http://www.nailseapeople.co.uk/Nailsea-doctor-Peter-Andre-sponsored-bike-ride/story-18156568-detail/story.htmlLinks to other people doing the bike ride:

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