Cities and villages may be spread out over a large area of land. This often leads to health care facilities also being spaced widely apart, leaving some villages many kilometers away from any type of health care facility. The villagers in these locations are left with no other choice but to travel long distances, often by foot, for such basic health services as vaccines, child birthing, and physical exams.

Rudewa, in central Tanzania (and the chosen location for our project) is one of these villages. The inhabitants currently have to walk many miles to reach the nearest health facility in a neighboring village. It can be difficult for villagers, especially for mothers, pregnant mothers, who maintain the responsibility for daily household activities, to travel such a far distance. Since most people have no access to motorized transportation, or even bicycles, any trip made to the neighborhood health care facility is typically done on foot. The villagers see a great need for dispensary, the most basic of health care facilities, in their village. This family care practice would provide pre and post natal care to mothers, as well as child care along with necessary vaccinations.