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PIH, in collaboration with Malawi’s Ministry of Health and a Pfizer grant, recently completed a vital two-day capacity-building training on tumor boards.
Cholera is an extremely virulent disease that can cause severe diarrhea and vomiting and can be fatal if left untreated. Neno District, one of the hard-hit areas, has mounted a strong emergency response, including setting up a cholera treatment center at Lisungwi Community Hospital with the collaboration of PIH Malawi, Ministry of Health and others.
PIH Malawi receives an award from NGORA and the Ministry of Gender for “significant investment in a hard-to-reach-area,” reaffirming PIH’s mission to create a preferential option for the poor in health care by accompanying the public sector and strengthening the provision of essential health services.
Mental health activities at PIH Malawi started in 2007 focusing on treatment of psychiatric patients identified at the out-patient services, in-patient services, and in the outreach clinics. Mental health clinics at Neno District Hospital and Lisungwi Community Hospital provided support to patients with severe mental health conditions and epilepsy.
Isaac Mphande—Nurse Lead & Education Manager at Partners In Health (PIH) Malawi receives a one-year PIH Global Nurse Executive Fellowship—a program launched in 2017 to equip nursing and midwifery leaders at PIH’s clinical sites with the knowledge and skills to respond to global health challenges and transform health systems, from the ground up.
Residents of Malawi have experienced a difficult nine months due to cyclones and storms that caused a cholera outbreak. In response to this, PIH Malawi completed a large-scale oral cholera vaccination campaign in the badly affected Neno district. Officials reported that the storms affected over 221,000 households and 945,000 individuals across the country, with more than 7,500 homes destroyed in Neno District.
PIH and MoH have established IC3 at Neno DHO, providing comprehensive screening and treatment services for NCDs and other conditions, impacting lives of many in Neno district and beyond.
The APZU GAIN Fellowship Program in Malawi supports NQNM in transitioning from education to professional practice. The aim is to empower nurse midwives and transform Malawi’s healthcare landscape.
Mary William Brown, a Community Health Worker for Partners In Health (PIH) Malawi, was nominated for the Heroines of Health awards for her contribution to safe motherhood and maternal health.