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who we serve

CCBRT works with many people with disabilities but it focuses on children. The earlier a child with a disability receives medical care and treatment, the more positive the outcome is likely to be. Surgery and rehabilitation performed in the first years of life are more straight forward, more efficient and more likely to be successful than if a child waits many years for treatment.

CCBRT offers free treatment to all children under the age of five. We also have a private clinic for those who prefer this service.

ccbrt's clients

CCBRT provides surgery and physical rehabilitation for people with visual impairments:

and people with physical impairments:

In addition, CCBRT provides comprehensive community based rehabilitation for adults and children with disabilities, with services including:

  • home visits
  • support units
  • day care centres

what´s happening


Monday, 2012-02-06
(left to right) Erwin Telemans (CEO, CCBRT); Mwamvita Makamba (Chief Officer of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Vodacom Tanzania); Stella Nzyemba (former fistula patient at CCBRT) Vodacom Tanzania launches public campaign to raise one billion Tanzanian shillings to fight fistula

Friday, 2012-01-27
CCBRT’s CEO Erwin Telemans addressing members of the conference in Dar es Salaam. CCBRT/CBM HIV/AIDS project reaches conclusion

Thursday, 2012-01-12
CCBRT's deputy CEO Ms Haika Mawalla welcomes Norwegian minister Anne Grete Strom Erichsen. The Norwegian Minister of Health Anne Grete Strom Erichsen visited CCBRT to witness the work on maternal and newborn health

personal stories

Thursday, 2010-06-03 07:26

Abandoned by her father at birth, Agnes, from south west Tanzania, has lived for 15 years on the...

changing lives

Three year Idrissa was born with a cleft lip. Laughed at by other children, his dignity and smile have been restored by a simple operation and his parents are now confident that their son can start school with all the other children.

CCBRT statistics In November we:
  • carried out 22 fistula surgeries
  • performed 703 eye surgeries 
  • performed 43 cleft lip surgeries
  • saw 341 patients for physiotherapy
  • manufactured 149 new devices for people with disabilities