I was amazed as I read the heading! As we are right in the middle of our peak malaria season I though to publish the article I got from http://www.news24.com/ . We have so many people around us that are still dying because of malaria. I had it several times (and so everyone that is […]
I saw images this morning of people in Zimbabwe being carried in wheel borrows to hospital. They have been infected with the cholera disease. As family members are trying to push them to the nearest hospital they had to stand in front of closed doors. There is no doctor ….. and worse – no medicine. […]
HIV & AIDS are having a widespread impact on many parts of African society. The points below describe some of the major effects of the AIDS epidemic. For a more detailed examination, visit our African impact page.In many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is erasing decades of progress made in extending life expectancy. Millions of […]
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We all know them and we all hate them – the mosquito, specially the female mosquito. She is lethal. Today is World Malaria Day and we have to think of all those people in the world that died because they had no treatment available – specially in third world countries like Mozambique. […]
If you are in Africa ask any man or lady on the street: “What do you think is the biggest need for Africa?” They will answer in a choir – “Training off course!” It was great to watch women, teachers and kids as 6 qualified nurses trained communities the basics in First Aid by using […]
Meet Ernesto Abudu – our trained First Aid Officer at the Mucombeze clinic. He is one of three trained “socoristos” in the missions service.We have two medical posts – 20 km apart – who serves a huge community around them. The average visitations per month amounts to over 700 visits. Most of our medication is […]
Meet Dr. Tielman Marais from Stellenbosch, South Africa. Out of a busy schedule he decided to visit us for free and bring his professional services to use – at no charge at all!During his time on the mission he treated about 250 patients for free providing crucial treatment to people who would have otherwise […]