Charity Programme 19 th May 2017 for Musoma

Charity Programme 19 th May 2017 for Musoma Tanzania Fundraising dinner @ Imperial Hotel 18: 00 Cash bar. Henry Schein Stand. Have a go at Trios 19: 15 Grace Manny Vasant 19: 30 Dinner 20. 30 Introduction, talk, toast 20: 45 Talk by Graham Mc. Clure GOMAD video 20: 45 Auctions 11: 00 Carriages

Dr Manny Vasant MBE Dentist in SW London I split my time between practice , teaching and as a volunteer for the following charities • • Working for the “Greater Good” of Musoma with Tanzania Development Trust (Registered Charity UK) GOMAD (Go Make A Difference in Tanzania) Charity Lake Victoria Disability Centre LVDC (Registered Charity in Tanzania) Overseas Musomians

Ackowledgements • London Deanery (Uni of London) Dental Dean Liz • • Jones for my indulgence in this venture between 2007 -2014 during my office with her. My colleagues, VT advisers, Trainers and VTs, Dental Trade who have contributed generously. Those present here and my absent supporters AOG for adopting and nurturing LVDC Tanzania Development support for their continued support and guidance Dentalstock X Change

Louise Finn http: //www. dentalstockxchange. co. uk See Pledge form on your table to dispose of unwanted goods. You can pledge some of the funds to LVDC

ACKNOWEDGMENTS ON BRICKS MADE BY LVDC

Tile Wall opposite Japanese Garden

Some of those who have supported Signs are made by disabled people.

How it started • 2000 I set up a charity dental unit in Mwanza at request of a few school friends there with Prem Kapoor. • Musoma reunion 2002, initiated by ex-Musomian, Harshad Kothari FCCA was my inspiration to focus on my home town Musoma • I then secured a £ 4 K donation from BDA Southern Counties (The then President Martin Miller) for Musoma Hospital. • With some additional fund raising Prem Kapoor, Pravin Shah and I set up a Resusus Unit at the Musoma Hospital • Since 2006, Dental VTs Thames Charity Walk has raised substantial sponsorship. • Since 2015, Dr Chirag Patel (son of Subhash who was born in Musoma) has given it a major boost

Resucitation Unit Musoma Hospital Co-ordinated by Manny Vasant Prem Kapoor and Pravin Shah

Introductions for GOMAD • Graham Mc. Clure Project Manager

Introduction for LVDC Dennis Mahina

Tanzania Development Trust

Musoma is the centre of the world! At least if you manipulate the world map on the computer as I have! Ha Ha Ha! Certainly the cradle of mankind. Olduvai Gorge where human evolution began is only a 100 miles away! Musoma

Musoma during heydays of 1960 s reproduced with permission of Thind and Sandhu

Musoma multicultural nice little town in 1960 s with an airport

Vasant Clan of Musoma 1939 -1972 ! My Father 1960 s Was an accountant in Musoma My younger brother and mother Brothers 50 s

Musoma since the decadence of 70 s Gold nines closed down, Dairy production ceased, Hide industry suffered, Sisal export diminished, Tourism in Serengeti was overatken by Masai Mara in Kenya (1/7 th size of Serengeti)

Why Musoma (Mara Region)? Brown regions are poorer areas of Tanzania (slide courtesy of J Marcus) In the 1960 there were 7 gold mines in Mara Region.

Why Musoma (Mara Region)? …. “whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it is because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It is your mission on earth” …. ”And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it”

How big is Mara Region? (Slide courtesy of J Marcus. Serengeti is part of Mara region)

Disability rates in Musoma • Overall, 1 in 11 people in Tanzania are disabled. • In Musoma the figure rises to 1 in 7!impairment

Musoma: Projects led by MV since 2002 • • • • P 1 Refurbished Iringo School Toilet block and Library £ 9, 250 P 2 Provided electircity and furniture to Mukendo School £ 9, 250 P 3 Refurbished Dental Unit in Musoma Hospital £ 5, 000 P 4 Started Resuscitation Unit in Musoma Hospital £ 25, 000 (plus local funds) P 5 Extended Lake Victoria Disability Centre (LVDC) £ 25, 000 P 6 Supplied books for a library Anglican Church £ 500 P 7 Part funded vehicle for LVDC for transporting disabled people £ 5, 000 P 8 Part funded vehicle for GOMad (Anglican Church initiative) to transport sick children from villages to a new dispensary £ 3, 000 P 9 In 2012 Feb AOG funded £ 25 K for a 7. 5 acre plot for the new LVDC. Funds collected by us £ 150 K. Total spend £ 500 K with other partners (Germany, Netherlands) ongoing. P 10 Donations to build accommodation for volunteers £ 5, 000 above Dennis’s House P 11 In 2014 we have supplies dental equipment for Shirati and LVDC £ 10, 000 (transport costs of £ 2, 000 are shared with a charity based in Holland) P 12 A portable dental unit shared with GOMAD to be used in rural areas £ 5, 000. P 13 We have recently completed a well for with solar panels which supplies adequate fresh water at the LVDC £ 7 K P 14 In 2016 fitted a Dental Unit and Prosthetic Rehab unit amongst other things

Source of funds? • • • . Personal donations Dental Trade BDA Southern Counties Presidency of Martin Miller Dental Profession Charity Walk along River Thames with London University Dental VTs and this dinner Patients at my practice AOG (Dental Society for Dentists and DCPs) Central London Dental Study Group Chirag Patel and friends since 2015 (see later)

Notable donations • • Annual event of Thames Charity Walk since 2007 raised over £ 65, 000 Central London Dental Study Group donated £ 25, 000 - most of which was my unclaimed reimbursements of several years Dr Arti Patel (one of my VTs)) climbed Mt Kilimajaro in 2010 and collected £ 6, 000! Colleagues who have foregone their lecture fees and donated it to the Musoma cause. Most recent examples are Drs Eddie Lynch, Richard Porter, Wyman Chan apart from myself £ 1, 000 each. AOG donated £ 25 land to buy the 7. 5 acre plot. Tariq Ashraf , dentist in Wimbledon £ 1, 000 (May 2014) and more since Talat Algusane ex VT has donated this portable unit to GOMAD worth about £ 2 K

And since Dr Chirag Patel came on board! • • • Biohorizons £ 8000 Dental Elite £ 4000 Chirag Patel £ 4000 Ivoclar Vivadent £ 3000 GC Europe £ 2000 Total : £ 21, 000

Manifestation of disease UK vs Tanzania Rx requires: Features: Usually smokers or poor OH Good oral hygiene; Aka: Trench Mouth; Vincent’s Angina. Metronidazole 200 mg TDS 3/7 Reverse architecture: Punched out papillae Symptoms subside in 48 hrs Bad breath Anaerobic spirochaetal infection Precursor to Cancrum Oris (Noma)

Prevention of dental problems and simple treatment may avoid scenes like this Noma or Ameloblastoma Predisposing factors include: • Unsafe drinking water • Malnutrition (particularly A Vit and B) • Dehydration and poor oral hygiene • Proximity to unkempt livestock • Recent illness • immunodeficiency disease (AID)

Promoting Oral Health in Africa (WHO document May 2016) Prevention Risk of this condition can be reduced through significant public health measures such as promoting good nutritional practices, oral and general hygiene, exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life, immunization against prevalent communicable diseases, use of bednets to prevent malaria, and segregation of livestock from human living areas. Education about noma is crucial, as it is treatable in its early stages. Ideally, everybody in a community should be able to identify the first signs of noma (spontaneous bleeding of the gum, fever, bad breath and sometimes facial swelling) and advise about seeking help at the local PHC centre.

Educational poster for infant mutilation prevention. This is a plea against using witch doctors to unnecessarily remove permanent tooth buds in infants in unhygienic conditions which often results in Septicaemia, HIV, Tetanus and death.

LVDC complex from approach road

Various department signs

Various departments

New LVDC Musoma Buildings and road construction on the new site (7 acres)

Japanese Garden under construction with memorial benches (made at LVDC) overlooks football pitch and lake in the distance

Medical and dental block

Other portable equipment Electric surgical motor Manual pump 2 nd Dom Unit Domicilliary unit Smart plus Endo motor

Prosthetic Limbs -The 3 D printer

How can you help? • In effect you have already helped by coming to this event by about £ 7 person) • You can volunteer to go to Musoma with GOMAD or LVDC • You can donate any unwanted dental instruments/equipment to Dental. Stock Xchange who will convert it into cash for Musoma www. dentalstockxchange. co. uk

No deductions form any donations! • No one has claimed or has been paid for any expenses (travelling or subsistence or any other) i. e. each person pays his own way and for everything and does free work! • Therefore, 100% of donations go to the charity

What can you do to help? For donations: https: //mydonate. bt. com/fundraisers/mannyvasant 1 For information: www. lakevictoriadisabilitycentre. org www. musoma. com www. gomakeadifference. co. uk/ www. mkvasant. co. uk

Amputee video

Proposed Biohorizons Guest House Final Mission?

Uhuru Trailor Film about LVDC Made by Giant Productions, Scotland with TDT

Auction items Signed Middx ODI, T 20 tops Signed Brendon Mc. Cullum Photo

Boat trip A day on the Thames on Sloppy Doop including luxurious lunch Pimms at Water’s edge in Oxofordshire. 3 hr cruise on the Thames back at Waters’s Edge for Coffee