We are still busy on the ground getting ready for the upcoming MediServ Trip! …
Read moreMediServ Week Preparation- Equipment
We are busy making sure that the equipment at Kabudula Community Hospital is ready for our MediServ Trip.
Last year…
Read moreMediServ Week Preparation- Patient Recruitment
Last week, GHF Angela traveled to all 8 Rural Health Centers that are part of the Kabudula Community Hospital catchment area to begin the patient recruitment process for the surgical aspect of the Mediserv trip.
For our previous trips, a lot of our patients came from the community that was directly surrounding Kabudula Hospital. We want to…
Read moreMediServ 2019 Prep!
In June 2019, a medical team from AHA will be traveling to Malawi for another Mediserv trip!
Every time we have MediServ trips, we look for ways to improve them and have a larger impact…
Read moreTropical Cyclone Idai
In the past two weeks, Malawi has been hit with flash floods as a result from Tropical Cyclone Idai. There were two waves of flash floods due to the cyclone leaving many casualties in its’ wake. All AHA employees are safe and uninjured. Some of our Malawian staff has suffered house and property damages that were able to be fixed…
Read moreTraveling to Chilobwe Rural Health Center
Our team of three visited the last three rural health centers yesterday. The intention was for the entire team to visit all of them together, but due to rainy season, hazardous road conditions and lack of a 4x4 vehicle the plans changed. We set off from Lilongwe on the way to Nambuma Rural Health Center…
Read moreVisit to Malembo Rural Health Center
Rural Health Centers (RHCs) are the most remote location and bottommost tier for healthcare in Malawi. They are often staffed by one Clinical Officer, a nurse or midwife and HSAs (Health Surveillance Assistants). RHCs do not admit patients…
Read moreBack to Nature at Kabudula Community Hospital
Bats have taken over the antenatal department at Kabudula Community Hospital!…
Read moreBeing a Patient at Kabudula Community Hospital
Imagine being a patient at Kabudula Community Hospital…
Read moreSmall but Strong
Working as a Global Health Fellow with Access Health Africa (AHA) and World Altering Medicine (WAM) has allowed me a new perspective of what a non-governmental organization (NGO) can do and provide in the global health field…
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