The Strait Foundation first responder training program in Tanzania continues to expand. There is no EMT training component in the country’s medical schools or anywhere in Tanzania. The Foundation is partnering with government hospitals in the country by providing medical professionals to train hospital staff in emergency medicine. First responders are also not the norm for the area. The Foundation EMT training of first responders has resulted in many people being treated for medical problems in the last year which has led to many lives being saved. The program participants also run wellness check programs as well as covid mitigation outreaches.
First Responders have helped deliver babies, helped at the scene of accidents and have treated multiple conditions. One first responder was able to preform life saving CPR on a safari goer who went into cardiac arrest. Another responder named Allan was contacted by a person who was trying to help someone having an asthma attack but did not know what to do. Allan was able to relate information to him that he had just learned that very day which resulted in the persons life being saved.