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A physician speaks with a patient across a desk in the clinic room of Orant's Non-Communicable Disease Clinic.
Healthcare

The Human Face of Non-Communicable Diseases

June 18, 2025 Praises Padambo Comments Off on The Human Face of Non-Communicable Diseases

Non-Communicable Diseases like asthma and heart disease can be deadly, and they affect a significant portion of the population in rural Malawi.

Healthcare

How the Mobile Outreach Clinics Operate

August 15, 2024 Praises Padambo Comments Off on How the Mobile Outreach Clinics Operate

For years, our Healthcare program has been making waves in rural Kasese with our Kasese Health Centre and our two Mobile Outreach Clinics, operating in parts of Dowa and Kasungu districts. But have you ever wondered how our Mobile Clinics operate? In our today’s blog article, we are shedding more light on what Mobile Outreach Clinics are and how they operate. Visit the link below to learn more.

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Breaking the Chains of Noncommunicable Diseases in Malawi

July 31, 2024 Praises Padambo Comments Off on Breaking the Chains of Noncommunicable Diseases in Malawi

Imagine a world where noncommunicable diseases no longer hold people back from living the fullest of their lives. A world where quality healthcare services are accessible to all, regardless of socioeconomic status or geographical location. This is what our Healthcare program envisions. Read our latest to learn more about noncommunicable diseases and what our healthcare program is doing to free communities around our Kasese catchment area from the grip of such diseases.

Uncovering the Hidden Threat of Malnutrition in Our Community
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Uncovering the Hidden Threat of Malnutrition in Our Community

June 5, 2024 Praises Padambo Comments Off on Uncovering the Hidden Threat of Malnutrition in Our Community

Our Healthcare team is dedicated to improving the overall well-being of people. As part of this effort, this week we are conducting a nutritional assessment to all children aged from 6 months to 59 months and pregnant and lactating mothers in our catchment area. In this week’s blog post, we will explore the importance of this initiative and how it will benefit our community.

The Challenge of Noncommunicable Diseases in Rural Malawi
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The Challenge of Noncommunicable Diseases in Rural Malawi

January 24, 2024 Molly Horn Comments Off on The Challenge of Noncommunicable Diseases in Rural Malawi

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) remain a huge burden to the healthcare sector in Malawi. Read our blog post to learn more about NCDs.

The Challenge of Accessing Clean Water in Rural Malawi
Water & Sanitation

The Challenge of Accessing Clean Water in Rural Malawi

October 4, 2023 Molly Horn Comments Off on The Challenge of Accessing Clean Water in Rural Malawi

We are excited to tell you about the new borehole our WASH program has drilled in Chika Village, T/A Njombwa in Kasungu. Read our latest blog to learn more about how this new borehole will change the lives of people in Chika Village.

Orant Improves Eye Health in Rural Malawi
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Orant Improves Eye Health in Rural Malawi

August 23, 2023 Molly Horn Comments Off on Orant Improves Eye Health in Rural Malawi

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.

Alick and Consolatta Kazinga with their children Geoffrey and Rehema
Healthcare, Malawi Culture

Sickle Cell Anemia Affects a Family in Malawi

March 22, 2023 Molly Horn Comments Off on Sickle Cell Anemia Affects a Family in Malawi

It is always heartbreaking whenever a mother sees her child sick. For Consolatta Kazinga, the situation was worse as she watched her two children on hospital beds, suffering from sickle cell anemia and waiting to receive blood.

Business Development, Healthcare, Malawi Culture

Microloans for Malawians on the Margins

July 14, 2022 aadami Comments Off on Microloans for Malawians on the Margins

Everyone who shops at Kasese Trading Post knows Goodwell Chimwanza, the tinsmith. He is always smiling; hard at work.

Healthcare, Malawi Culture

Non-Communicable Diseases in Rural Malawi

June 24, 2022 aadami Comments Off on Non-Communicable Diseases in Rural Malawi

Orant’s Mobile Outreach Clinic visits rural villages to treat patients who live with non-communicable diseases in Malawi.

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