{"id":3419,"date":"2025-10-25T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focusvoorafrika.nl\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:25:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.focusvoorafrika.nl\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Focus for Africa?<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Focus for Africa is an umbrella initiative of former cardiologist Salah Said and serves as a platform for various projects working to improve health care in Africa. Three main pillars fall under this initiative:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li>ZGT Overseas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heart for Tanzania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other projects \/ Collection of medical equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this website, you can follow the progress of these projects, discover how you can contribute and stay informed of all developments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overijssel bouwt een hartkliniek in Tanzania | RTV Oost\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJlC4Vbnz18?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we do:<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ZGT Overseas, founded on May 14, 2009, is committed to improving health care in underdeveloped regions. This is done by temporarily sending Dutch doctors, nurses, technicians and ICT workers to hospitals in Africa and Eastern Europe. They support local staff there with medical treatment, training and technical expertise. In addition, medical supplies and equipment, such as hospital beds and diagnostic equipment, are donated to healthcare facilities that desperately need them. Small initiatives thus make a big difference.    <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li>Supply of hospital beds to Hawassa University Hospital (Ethiopia), Assiut University (Egypt) and healthcare facilities in Turkey and Ukraine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support of Al Ahrar Hospital in Zagazig, Egypt, by a team of medical specialists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trainings such as &#8220;Helping Babies Breathe&#8221; in Sierra Leone, aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad84994d1276&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad84994d1276\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.focusvoorafrika.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/focus-voor-afrika-team-missie-tanzania.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-413\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.focusvoorafrika.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/focus-voor-afrika-team-missie-tanzania.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.focusvoorafrika.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/focus-voor-afrika-team-missie-tanzania-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.focusvoorafrika.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/focus-voor-afrika-team-missie-tanzania-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Construction of a heart clinic in Tanzania<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea for a heart clinic in Moshi, Tanzania, came about in 2016 when Salah Said visited his daughter Ines, who was an intern at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC). During his visit, he saw the glaring shortages in the health care system: patients lying on the floor due to a shortage of beds, and babies being put on scales due to lack of incubators. This inspired him to establish a heart clinic.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Tanzania, a country of 15 million people in KCMC&#8217;s service area, there was no specialized cardiac clinic until recently. With the support of Dutch cardiologists, hospitals and other partners, construction began in 2024 on this clinic, which will provide medical care and specialized treatments for patients with cardiovascular diseases. Construction is carried out by local professionals and knowledge transfer plays a crucial role in the training of Tanzanian doctors.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like to contribute? Your support is essential to make the construction and furnishing of this clinic a reality. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collection of medical equipment<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to employing medical personnel and building the heart clinic in Tanzania, we also collect essential medical equipment for hospitals and healthcare facilities in Africa. This includes hospital beds, wheelchairs, diagnostic equipment and surgical instruments. By giving these materials a second life, we can directly contribute to better medical care for thousands of patients.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Focus for Africa? Focus for Africa is an umbrella initiative of former cardiologist Salah Said and serves as a platform for various projects working to improve health care in Africa. 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