Last weekend there was a matatu (minibus taxi) accident. Matatus in Malawi, and Africa in general, are 1.) overcrowded with people and luggage; 2.) in poor mechanical condition (worn tires, bad suspension, doors that don’t close properly); 3.) are driven recklessly; and 4.) on roads with no shoulders, filled with animals, pedestrians and cyclists who [...]
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Hospital update
Posted in World Mission, tagged accident, Africa, Malawi, matatu, Nkhoma Hospital, reckless driving on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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The Church of Scotland's World Mission Council is the channel through which the Church of Scotland responds to the command of Jesus to, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to all creation."
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Nkhoma Hospital is a 220 bed hospital in rural Malawi. It was founded almost 100 years ago by missionaries from South Africa and is now run by the Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian.
There are around 35,000 outpatient visits per year, 11,000 inpatients, 2,000 deliveries and 1,400 operative procedures per year. The hospital also has a nurse training school, eye program, HIV and Aids programme, and primary health care program including supervision of 10 rural church health units.
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