They Are Very Small, and Very Deadly You may not get a correct picture of how terrible a mosquito can be until you get bitten by an infected mosquito and go through a process of having a malaria attack. Lack of immediate help may lead you to a premature death. It is unfortunate that these […]
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Early on Sunday morning we learned some of the staff had made a rushed trip to the lakeside side, historic community of Nkhotokoto north and east of us. The trading center is located over a hundred miles away from Lumbadzi. It seemed there was a family of twelve children who were in a severe
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A recent visit by a dentist and an eye doctor to the Clinic at the Gate seems to have inspired at least one of the children toward a future profession in the medical field. Both doctors gave basic examinations in their respective fields but one little boy decided the eye care field was the
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A Single Exception Caught the Attention of George Banda The road from Lilongwe north to Kasunga is a good tarmac road. In fact it is the main road north through the tiny nation of Malawi, and the only one that is paved the entire length of the nation. Thus it carries most of the heavy
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Some of the Children Were Receiving Eye and Tooth Care for the First Times in their Lives Samantha Ludwick who operates the Clinic at the Gate Medical Facility at her Cool Runnings Lake Resort recently brought in an eye doctor and a dentist to give some basic eye and dental care for the children
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I Would Die and He Would Be Helpless Name: James Jonna Age: 12 years Sex: Male School Class 4 Village: Kapire * Tribal Authority: Nsamala, Balaka * At
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Without Our Help They Will Die By Smith Chibaka, Sacred Promise Healthcare One of the astonishing events in Moses’ life was that he had been sentenced to death long before he was even born. After his birth, his survival depended on his parents’ faith in God. Unbelievably, after 3 months of being secretly hidden in
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Serving the Central Region and Lilongwe District is the Sacred Promise Healthcare for Orphans “I made a promise, a sacred promise, to Mama Suzi and to you that I would give healthcare to the orphans,” Dr. Smith Chibaka repeated his promise during the conversation with Richard Stephens, the Executive Director for the Malawi Project
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Trying to Outrun the Torrential Rains When the rains begin in Africa’s sub-Sahara construction projects crawl to a near stop. This is especially true when that construction is on the roofs of buildings. It is not unusual for the brick sidewalls of many buildings to just “melt away” from the rain and moisture during the
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First Aid for Fishing Villages “It’s a strange place for a medical clinic I know. But it is the only place we have at the present. They come here day and night. It is not unusual to have a patient come to the gate at 11 o’clock at night,” says Samatha Ludick, the owner
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