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'Ethical' Clearance for Research Involving Human Subjects in Tanzania
Miscommunication is common, in part thanks to the language barrier, and clear protocol
for completing tasks, in research at least, is never easily obtained or readily available.
I had experienced similarly vague guidelines in obtaining visas and residence permits from
the Tanzanian Immigration Office. Unfortunately, corruption lurks around every corner,
particularly when Western money is concerned. more >>
The Realities of Kilimanjaro
I held my breath as a cloud of dust enveloped me, compliments of a flashy
four-wheel drive vehicle. "Thanks," I muttered to the back of the vehicle. Tired
and drenched in sweat, I was unable to distinguish whether the main source of my
irritation was the driver's insensitivity, the major drought contributing to this
unbearable dustiness and unrelenting heat, or the lack of tomatoes at the local
fruit vendor I had just passed, precluding my hopeso f fresh pasta sauce for dinner.
On top of everything else, I felt distressed that the graphis I had just completed
at work at KIWAKKUKI convinced me that despite ample health education, change of
risky behavior with regards to HIV/AIDS had yet to be accomplished in the
Kilimanjaro Region. At present, I was feeling overwhelmed, like the women of
KIWAKKUKI, at the chaos of the office and amount of tasks to be completed.
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