More in One Hospital Than in Our Whole Country

By Malawi Project | September 10, 2008 | Comments Off

"When I was in Halifax I learned they had, in one hospital, 30 physical therapists. I was very surprised to realize they had more therapists in this one hospital than we have in our entire country." We were talking with the administrator at Kachere Orthopedic Hospital, Malawi’s only orthopedic hospital. Sitting at the conference […]

Giddy, Giddy Up Ol Ox

By Malawi Project | September 4, 2008 | Comments Off

Salima, Malawi … One will probably never hear these words as an ox cart hurries along a dusty dirt road in eastern Malawi, but the urgency is there never the less. The ox cart is on the way to the district hospital in Salima, and it is the only means of transportation from the village […]

Books Arrive for Kamuzu Academy

By Malawi Project | August 30, 2008 | Comments Off

It Has Been Called "The Eton of Africa" The late President Hastings Kamuzu Banda founded the Kamuzu Academy in November 1981. The school has been recognized as an elite facility bringing academic excellence to a highly motivated and skilled student body. The school is located in the Kasungu District of Malawi and […]

It Just Happens

By Malawi Project | August 27, 2008 | Comments Off

The Pain of Recalling There is no picture of Lillian Chibaka. The pain of recalling the story can be seen in his face as Doctor Smith Chibaka recalls the events surrounding the last months of the life of his little baby cousin. Lillian was born in 1999, and was on the way to […]