Lilongwe, Malawi… As one of the poorest countries in the world Malawi is almost always short of the basic elements of life; food, electricity, transportation, good water, medicines and medical supplies to name just a few. A recent report from the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) states the public hospitals are so […]
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What is cholera? "Cholera is an acute illness that can bring death if not treated quickly. It is caused by an infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrato cholera. Although the infection can be mild and without serious symptoms, it can also be extremely serious and severe. Approximately one in 20 infected persons
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Senga Bay, Malawi … Ndhala was full of smiles when Samantha Ludick told him he could return to his home village of Makanjila on the other side of Lake Malawi. It had been seven months and finally his leg had completely healed. Ludick reports, "He explained to me how happy he was for he had
I. Africa, as the second largest continent on earth, has 11,699,000 sq miles, 22% of the world’s total land mass. A. 15% is considered desert. B. 10% is tropical rain forest. C. 35% is savanna/grasslands. D. The rest has ocean or mountain climates. II. There are over
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Dedza, Malawi … In early April Scott Gordon, then Treasurer for the Malawi Project and Mike Ferris, Treasurer for the Green Valley Church of Christ in Noblesville, Indiana made a trip to Malawi with two major objectives in mind. One was to survey a number of the programs currently underway and receiving support from
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Thondwe, Malawi … In the village areas of Malawi the women bend at the waist in order to stir black pots filled with white maize mixed to a porridge consistency. Fire blackens the old pots as the flames lap up from the wood or charcoal cooking fire, and smoke fills the eyes of those
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Indianapolis, Indiana … After nearly two years of preparation and grooming Scott Gordon has been selected as the new President of the Malawi Project. This move came at the request of Richard Stephens who has served as the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the inception of the Project. Stephens made
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In 107 nations of the world, 3.2 billion people are at risk from malaria. An estimated 40 percent of the population of the world live in malaria-endemic regions, with malaria listed as the most important parasitic disease. It is killing more people than any other communicable disease, with the exception of tuberculosis. Malaria is
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Few Jobs, High Mortality, and Low Literacy Rates In these economically troubling times in the western nations it seems no job is certain. As we watch the unemployment rate sneak up to 5%, 6%, and higher and we rightfully fret over our friends and family whose jobs may be threatened. Imagine 80% Unemployment Imagine a
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It was a 68-minute drive down a pothole filled road on a very hot, rainy, Thursday afternoon. The trip carried us west from the Namikango Mission, in southern Malawi, down into the Maera Valley between the Mabula chain of hills. The Mwinje hills were off to the west. From the top of one of
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