Last week, we were visited by the quality of care assessment team from Dowa District hospital. Read today's blog post to learn about how this exercise is important to us and the community we serve.
Interview with Orant Board Member Dr. Melda Phiri
Orant is excited to welcome Dr. Melda Phiri to our Board of Directors. Like Orant, Dr. Melda Phiri is committed to improving the quality of people’s lives. She believes in the power of research. She is devoted to the pursuit of truth. Please enjoy our interview with her.
What is your profession?
I am a Medical Doctor. I work for the University of North Carolina (UNC) Project Malawi.
How does your profession relate to Orant's work?
Orant Charities Africa runs the following programs: Agriculture and business, healthcare, education, and water and sanitation. Healthcare aligns with my profession.
Tell us a bit about your career journey and major accomplishments.
Being a healthcare provider demands dedication and passion. Since my childhood, I have had a desire to serve others. When I obtained my first degree in science, I realized that I was not satisfied. Hence, I decided to study medicine. After finishing my internship, I worked with Lilongwe Adventist Hospital and Partners in Hope. I decided to take the research route. I was employed by UNC Project in 2016. During my first 3 years at UNC Project, I worked with a team to study pneumonia in under-fives. Seeing severely-ill children cured as a result of our work remains one of my major achievements.
Conducting research is an invaluable tool to understand the complexities of health problems, disapprove lies, uphold truth, and create knowledge that is reliable and authentic. Research develops a better understanding of critical issues. It enhances decision-making capabilities.
What motivates you? What are you passionate about?
I am genuinely interested in helping others and improving the quality of people’s livelihood, especially the disadvantaged. I love what I do, which serves as fuel as I serve patients and study participants and their families.
How do you feel about working with Orant?
Orant is committed to supporting and improving people’s lives, which aligns with my passions. In addition, the organization implements African solutions to solve African challenges. I am excited to offer my skills and knowledge to help Orant continue to accomplish great things.
Is there anything else you would like to share?
Working in the healthcare field will test you personally and professionally in more ways than you can ever imagine. You will meet people who change your life.
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We are always happy when our support brings a smile on peoples faces and changes their lives. In this week’s blog article, we are talking to Andrea Mwale, a 41 year old man from Chapuwala village in Kasese. Andrea shares his gratitude towards the support that our Healthcare program has recently provided to him.
Data is one of the most important tools in all our programs as it helps us measure whether our programs are making an impact or when it’s time for change. For the past three weeks, our Education program has been surveying schools in our catchment area. Check out today’s blog to learn more about how this survey is going to contribute to our Education program.
We are thrilled to announce the opening of our new Mobile Outreach Clinic this week, which is a great stride that our Healthcare program has achieved! We have started our operations with treating Chatalala Community in Kasungu district, Traditional Authority Njombwa. Read our blog post to learn more about how the new mobile outreach clinic will serve communities better.
Summer in the Southern Hemisphere brings malaria season in Malawi, a dangerous disease that can kill those who do not receive treatment in time. Orant works to ensure that those afflicted with the disease receive the proper treatment and recover.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) remain a huge burden to the healthcare sector in Malawi. Read our blog post to learn more about NCDs.
Your donations have purchased a new trailer for our Mobile Outreach Clinic! Read our latest blog as our Mobile Outreach Clinic (MOC) team shares how the new trailer will be of great help to the team’s daily operations.
In rural Malawi, pregnant women face many challenges including lack of access to prenatal care, poor nutrition, and lack of safe spaces to deliver their babies. Orant is working to change that with the renovation of our maternity ward. Read about it in this week’s blog.
On the last Wednesday of every month, our Kasese Health Centre conducts eye clinics for local residents in need of treatment. Read our latest blog to learn more about our eye clinics and how they help people in rural Malawi.
One of the greatest challenges that our Healthcare program faces is women starting antenatal care too late in their pregnancy. This puts the lives of pregnant mothers and their unborn babies at risk. Read our latest blog to learn about what our Healthcare program is doing to motivate pregnant mothers to start attending antenatal care as soon as they find out that they are pregnant.