Brother and Sister Polio Victims Get Wheelchairs
Help Times Two
Dedza, Malawi … Dosidedi Filiberito is the younger brother of Donesiya Filiberito of Nkutu Village, Traditional Authority Kamenya Gwaza in Dedza District. Dosidedi is about 30 years old while the sister, Donesiya is about 35 years old. Both were victims of polio within two years of birth, and have never walked during their [...]
Sandida Boko
Who Can Carry and 18 Year Old?
Dedza District, Malawi … The question poses all kinds of thought and response:
“I might for a few feet.”
“I might if she were not too heavy.”
“I might if the ground were level.”
The problem comes when one realizes these conditions cannot be met.
Sandida needs [...]
Recent Arrival Brings Out the Media
Media Covers the Arrival
A reporter and photographer from the Malawi News Service, the assistant district health officer, all of the top officials from the Kachere Orthopedic Hospital, the Chief Medical Director from Queen Elizabeth Hospital and two of the board members from the Malawi Project gathered early behind the orthopedic hospital where the 40-foot [...]
If Tractors Could Talk
If tractors could talk the two shinny, new V-Tractors recently arriving at their new home would have expressed their surprise and pleasure at the reception they received. Little would they have known, as the trailer doors were being opened, that a large crowd was waiting to greet them. Those outside even included the news media.
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Fire Destroys Part of Dedza Hospital – Project Reacts
Fire Sweeps Through Dedza Hospital
Laboratory services at Dedza District Hospital are no longer accessible because a voltage regulator stopped working following a fire that gutted a hospital block housing the kitchen, laundry and storeroom including the records room.
Meanwhile, preliminary investigations into the cause of fire have revealed that a fault on the thermostat [...]
