Orant's Healthcare Program does more than treat illness. We treat the whole person. Read Angella Samson's journey with hydrocephalus condition.
Malawi has the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rate in the world, BMC Public Health reported in 2015. This means more women get cervical cancer in Malawi than anywhere else in the world. And more women in Malawi die from it, too. One of the main challenges in Malawi is late diagnosis. Late diagnosis is often caused by lack of information about testing. As a trusted healthcare provider in rural Malawi, Orant is here to answer all the questions you might have.
Cancer happens when cells begin to grow out of control. Cervical cancer starts in the lower part of the womb that connects to the birth canal. It is most common in women 30 years of age and older. If found early, it’s highly treatable. In its early stages, cervical cancer doesn’t have many symptoms. This is why screening is so important. If not treated, the cancer can spread out of the cervix and affect other tissues and organs.
All women who are sexually active. At Orant, we screen HIV positive people every year; HIV negative people every three years.
Orant’s Kasese Health Center provides screenings every Friday. Like many healthcare providers in Malawi, Orant uses VIA screening. VIA stands for Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid. The process is simple and painless. Orant nurse Mary Kadzola is carefully trained to identify VIA results. The patient’s cervix is swabbed with 3% to 5% acetic acid solution, which is essentially just table vinegar. To ensure the patient’s comfortability, Mary explains each step of the process. The screening takes place in a completely private room.
Testing at Orant’s Health Clinic is free. Testing is also free at all government hospitals and clinics. Private hospitals and clinics charge anywhere from 500 MWK to 2000 MWK.
Orant treats cervical cancer with thermal coagulation. This treatment uses a small device to destroy lesions with heat.
We also refer anyone with lesions on their cervix to Kamuzu Central Hospital. We give these patients money for transportation, biopsy, monitoring, and assessment for up to 3 years. At the hospital, they receive further screening and biopsy.
Get tested. Tell your friends, mothers, and sisters to get tested. Take care of yourself and each other. Cervical cancer is treatable.
Read about patient Glyceria Selemani’s strength and self-compassion here.
Orant's Healthcare Program does more than treat illness. We treat the whole person. Read Angella Samson's journey with hydrocephalus condition.
Monday is the most anticipated day for most patients at Orant's Kasese Healthcare Centre.
Orant runs Cervical Cancer Campaigns to raise awareness, conduct screening, and deliver immunizations
A cholera outbreak in Malawi puts Orant's community at risk. Cholera remains an indicator of global inequity.
The Orant Charities Africa Healthcare Program Roadmap details an extensive plan to improve care in the Dowa and Kasungu districts of Malawi.
MacPherson Chigwenembe joined Orant Charities Africa in July 2022 as a clinician at Kasese Health Center. Learn more in his staff highlight.
Everyone who shops at Kasese Trading Post knows Goodwell Chimwanza, the tinsmith. He is always smiling; hard at work.
James Mwambene is the new Healthcare Program Manager for Orant Charities Africa, a Malawian non-profit organization.
Orant's Mobile Outreach Clinic visits rural villages to treat patients who live with non-communicable diseases in Malawi.
Orant’s Mobile Outreach Clinic travels to rural villages in Malawi to deliver essential medical care. Our mobile team operates daily.
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