Petro Lusassi completed his 4th and final year of psychiatry training in July 2020  at Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University in  Tanga, TZ.  He will then be assigned to a 1 year internship, after which he plans to return to Ilula to begin his psychiatry practice. This includes prescribing rights for medications.  Originally from Ihimbo, Petro initially was sponsored by friends of Shoulder to Shoulder to complete dental training.  While working with patients as a dentist, he began to appreciate the burden of mental health disease at Ilula. He continues to work as a dentist at Ilula during school breaks and is called upon to counsel patients on the ward.  The global burden of mental health disorders is staggering, having an appropriately trained MH professional at Ilula is inspiring.

Petro Lusassi