This year, Access Health Africa (AHA) is participating in #GivingTuesday - a global day of giving that takes place on November 28th. As a small organization relying on the generosity of individual donors, this fundraiser is critically important to helping reach AHA’s 2024 goals.
Read moreUnder the Baobab
Greetings, friends, volunteers, and supporters!
We write to you from Malawi, where we just wrapped up seven very successful days of surgery at Mitundu Community Hospital… and we have two more days to go! But we need YOU! After treating 155 patients while our international team was on the ground last week, we decided to extend our surgical camp so that the local team at Mitundu can treat 100+ patients from our waiting list!
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Read morePatient Spotlight: Takondwa
Takondwa is a 14-year-old girl who is currently attending middle school in the next town after Kabudula. She developed a cyst on her hand last year that became so painful she could not properly carry anything.
Read morePatient Spotlight: Four-year-old Carolyn
Four-year-old Carolyn, rode with her mother to the nearest health center when a large cyst on the back of her leg began making it difficult to walk. There was no equipment or materials to do the operation at the health center. so…
Read moreThe Frequent Challenges of Hosting a Surgical Camp
Global Health Fellow Angela published a recent blog discussing the many, many aspects of planning a surgical camp. As anyone who has traveled, planned a large event, or works in the medical field can imagine, rural surgical camps rarely go exactly to plan. That’s why we’re so thankful to have Angela and our partners from Kab and KCH who are committed to patient care and flexible in the face of obstacles.
Read moreHow to plan a surgical camp
Ever wonder what goes into planning a three-day surgical camp at Kabudula Community Hospital? As Global Health Fellow Angela can tell you, it’s a lot of coordination, time, creativity, and logistics. Here’s an overview of what Angela does to plan a camp, and we’ll dive into some of the challenges she often comes up against in our next post.
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