The average Malawian travels no further than about 20 miles from home during their entire lifetime, and the villagers near Lintipi, in the mountains just south of Dedza, are pretty much average. They travel almost exclusively on foot. In a medical emergency their only hope is to reach the district hospital in Dedza – 20 miles away.
Dedza District Hospital is a small one-story brick structure serving a district population of over 671 thousand people. The government cannot keep hospitals adequately supplied and Dedza District Hospital is no exception. It is overwhelmed, understaffed, and short of supplies – and getting worse. An influx of refugees from Mozambique has recently increased the patient load by an estimated 40%.
Imagine a young expectant mother in labor walking, riding on the back of a bicycle, or traveling in an oxcart the distance to the hospital only to arrive and be turned away because there are no supplies for her and her baby. They may find no delivery area available, no bed, and little or inadequate care. Unacceptable.
Here is where you come in. A birthing clinic near Lintipi, planned by the Dzidalire Group and the Malawi Project is under construction. The Birthing Center is phase 1 of a proposed hospital complex. Government support has been obtained – the area has been surveyed – we need to fund it. Approximately $140,000 to finish this building.
Save the lives of mothers and new born babies by Contributing Online by Clicking Here ….. or…..please send a check ( mark them “Birthing Center“) to:
The Malawi Project
3314 Van Tassel Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46240.