Welcome To TAIBU Community Health Centre Website

TAIBU Community Health Centre (CHC) is a new, multidisciplinary, non-for-profit, community led organization established in the Malvern neighbourhood of Scarborough, Ontario.

TAIBU is a Kiswahili word is used as by well-wisher as a greeting that means, “Be in Good Health”. The name encapsulates the vision of TAIBU, which is promoting “healthy, vibrant and sustainable communities creating our own solution.”

In 2005, as part of the government’s expansion of the Community Health Sector across Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care announced the funding of a new Community Health Centre in Malvern under the sponsorship of the Black Health Alliance (BHA).

Since then, the BHA has been diligently laying the foundation for the establishment of TAIBU Community Health Centre to address the disparities in health outcomes for racialized and marginalized communities, as well as identifying its priority populations through the Community Engagement Process. In turn, as a result of the persevering and tireless work of the BHA, TAIBU Community Health Centre was incorporated in April 2008 and officially opened its doors.

TAIBU Community Health Centre provides comprehensive primary healthcare, mental health support, social services in combination with health promotion programs and activities. We also work in close partnership with other community-based health and social services.

In addition to providing our services to all the residents of Malvern, TAIBU CHC has a mandate to develop and provide specialized programs and services to the Black community in the GTA.

TAIBU CHC recognizes that there are health disparities and barriers affecting the Black community and we are enthusiastically engaged in research studies to address these barriers.

It is TAIBU Community Health Centre’s vision to become a Centre of Excellence in developing best practices for serving racialized and marginalized populations.