Category Archives: News from Malawi

Winning Back the Trust of Vehicle Owners

Many vehicle owners have lost the trust of garage owners. They have vowed not to leave their vehicle fixed in their absence. The fear is it may come back worse than it went. The story is different with Andiamo garage. … Continue reading

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Annual Patient Volumes Shoot at CCH

A comparison of patient volumes year over year at Comfort Community Hospital is showing a steady dramatic increase.  In 2012, we treated 22,251 patients, in 2013 we treated 34,354 patients, and in the first half of this year we have … Continue reading

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Kefasi Kasiteni in the United Kingdom

Kefasi Kasiteni, a student from Andiamo Secondary School is among the Malawian athletes to participate during the Commonwealth games to be held in Scotland, United Kingdom. The Malawian team left Malawi on 29th June and will return on 7th August … Continue reading

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Welcome Henry Banda

A new clinician has joined us!  He is replacing Khumbo Kasamba who only stayed in Balaka for a couple of months before he decided he wanted to return to the city.  Henry Banda joins us from Liwonde Distrtict Hospital where … Continue reading

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Guardians satisfied with Services at Comfort Clinics

Guardians interviewed on Thursday, June 26, 2014 have said they are satisfied with the services at Comfort Clinics. The guardians are happy mainly with the availability of drugs. “When we come here, we are sure that our kids will be … Continue reading

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Mbendera awarded Certificate

George Mbendera of Andiamo Music School has been awarded a certificate for being a student in the 7th National Youth Training Programme in Music and Dance that was held at Tom Mboya Labour College, in Kisumu, Kenya from 7th to … Continue reading

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Time to go home!

Form two students from Andiamo Secondary School have finished writing their Junior Certificate Examinations and some have left for home while others will leave on Wednesday, 25 June. The students look jovial. They know time has come to go home … Continue reading

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Comfort Clinics Complementing Balaka District Hospital

Balaka district health office has commended comfort clinics for complementing its efforts of striving to achieve quality health service delivery. The district health officer Bertha Chikuse said with its limited resources, government health facilities alone can not manage to meet … Continue reading

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Graduating Student Nurses

Students from St. Lukes College of Nursing have sat for their final exams and are waiting for their test results which should be announced in a couple of months. We’ve temporarily hired four of them to work with our nurses … Continue reading

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Meleka Speech Inspires Many

My professional experience convinces me that education is one of the fundamental building blocks of society for its prosperity and sustainability. I strongly believe that education should be the first sector addressed when seeking to build or rebuild societies battered … Continue reading

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