zahanati
zah-hah-NAH-tee
How to say it
Swahilizahanatizah-hah-NAH-tee
Englishdispensary, small health clinic
Frenchdispensaire
Meaning
A small health facility, usually in a village or ward, where nurses and clinical officers treat common illnesses and give medicines and vaccines.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. In Tanzania it is the first level of care, below kituo cha afya, health center, and hospitali.
Examples
- Kijiji chetu kimepata zahanati mpya.Our village has got a new dispensary.
- Mama alimpeleka mtoto zahanati kupata chanjo.The mother took the baby to the dispensary for vaccination.
- Zahanati hii haina daktari wa kudumu.This dispensary has no permanent doctor.
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