Dedza, Malawi … For years the Malawi Project has worked to establish programs where the spirit of self-reliance takes root, develops and independence flowers into bloom. However, there is one area where the needs of the people must take the forefront and self-reliance put on hold. This is in the critical area of health care. […]
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Far More Than Expected This is the Junior Girl Scout Troop 31816 from Medford, Oregon. For our Bronze award we had to do 20 hours of community service. We were over achievers and did 2 projects; one was making soft chew toys for the Humane Society and the other was collecting medicine bottles for Malawi.
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First world hospitals are filled with the latest technology, and these hospitals abound in every major city, and most mid-size to small towns as well. Cabinets and shelves abound with hundreds of kinds of medicine, and daily supply shipments arrive to keep them stocked for any emergency that might arise. Sadly the same is not
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Indianapolis, IN … “It was a short post on the Malawi Project Facebook site,” observes a member of the Board of Directors. “Just a simple request for readers to send empty prescription bottles, and the Project would send them to hospitals in Malawi, Africa where they are in very short supply. We expected to receive
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A VISIT TO THE MORGUE On a recent trip to Malawi a member of the Board of Directors for the Malawi Project, Mike Ferris toured a rural hospital in southern Malawi. Before leaving the hospital staff insisted he see their morgue of which they were quite proud. Reluctantly he followed them outside the hospital. After
NOTE: THE PILL CONTAINER PROGRAM HAS ENDED. The Malawi Project can no longer receive, process, and ship empty pill containers to Malawi. This program ended on December 31, 2015. Please send all future collections to alternative sources. Landfills Do Not Need Medicine Bottles! Anyone on prescription medicines finds themselves a bit uncomfortable when throwing away
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At 48-years of age Malita Mthita has not only been unable to visit friends, she has not been able to travel 500 meters to a church assembly, or journey five kilometers to the nearest healthcare facility for much needed attention. She has been unable to leave her immediate village, and could not even enjoy a
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You may have heard a song during this holiday season – “Over the River and Through the Woods.” You know, to grandmother’s house we go song? Well, hopefully you made it to grandma’s house (or those you love made it to your house, grandma!). Hopefully you made fond memories, there were gifts, warm fires, hugs,
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A disturbing report comes from Suzi Stephens, Medical Director for the Malawi Project. Suzi has has dedicated the last 20 years of her life to improving the conditions in Malawi hospitals. As a result of her passion and your support, we have delivered over $200 million in aid to over 700 Malawi heath-care facilities. Today
“I saw an old walker. Everyone in the ward used it when going to the toilet at the far end of the ward, and time after time a number of us would scramble for it. An old partial broken toilet chair also served us for this period”. Rodrick recalls. Rodrick Maluwa is a member of
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