TTCIH Information resource centre aims to serve both academic and research requirements. It is basically a medical library that focuses on providing reading materials for Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs), tutors, and short course participants from different parts of the world.
Opening Hours: The library is open from Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00
For more information about the library please contact information resources: library@healthtrainingifakara.org
Features of the laboratory:
* Good size-can accommodate up 20 students and 2 teachers/facilitators
* New equipment
* Microscopes
* Wireless internet access
Possible Courses: Involved in giving hands on practical experience in parasitology and other laboratory diagnosis procedures in tropical/developing countries.
Tests carried out:
* Giemsa and field stains for testing blood parasites such as malaria and filarial worms
* Urine sediment analysis for Schistosoma haematobium
* Stool parasite analysis, direct and formal ether or SAF concentration methods
* Gram staining to detect respiratory bacteria causing non TB pneumonia and to detect disease causing faecal bacteria such as Vibrio cholerae
* Preparing permanent slides
Reagent preparation
* Giemsa
* Field
* Gram
* S.A.F
120 seat capacity theater for symposiums and conferences. Well equipped with A/C, wireless internet access and other amenities
*Wireless internet access
*Capacity: 120
Modern training room with a state of the art teaching laboratory.
Fully equipped with A/C, wireless internet access and networked computers
Spacious rooms for holding big meetings or conferences
*Wireless internet.
*Capacity: 50
Spacious rooms for holding big meetings or conferences
*Wireless internet
*Capacity: 50