ABOUT

CONDITIONS IN MALAWI
The small central African country of Malawi is known for its friendly people, stunning beauty, and tremendous poverty.  Average per capita income in Malawi is below $200 per year, and Malawi consistently ranks among the world’s ten poorest countries.
Particularly in rural areas, basic services such as schools, electricity, clean water, and passable roads are unavailable to many families.  Shortage of farmland and lack of money to purchase food lead to chronic malnutrition in Malawi, and like many other sub-Saharan African countries, Malawi is also facing an HIV/AIDS crisis, compounded by high prevalence of other deadly diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis.  Average life expectancy in Malawi is only 37 years, among the lowest in the world.
Conditions close to the Hospital
As in the rest of Malawi, malaria remains the highest killer of both children and adults in the hospital catchment area.  Maternal mortality is very high, with one mother in every 120 dying during childbirth.  Though lower than the national average of 15%, the HIV prevalence rate of 11% is still extremely high.
Opportunities for formal employment are extremely limited, with most families relying on small-scale agricultural production to meet their food needs.

Most people have no regular monetary income and exist on less than 16 pence per day. The hospital provides essential services to them.
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Although the hospital is owned and run by the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian the Church members are unable to provide the funds necessary to run the hospital and the local community cannot pay the real costs of their care. The Livingstonia Hospital Partnership aims to benefit the local poor community by helping the hospital to continue to function and provide good care by supporting them financially, with equipment and training.

The hospital has 136 beds but often caters for more patients who lie on the floor and their relatives who come to give them basic care often also must sleep on the floor or on the veranda. There are 4 main wards, male and female wards, maternity and the Caroline Long Children’s ward. There are two theatres and a laboratory.
New Sheets and Pillowcases funded by Livingstonia Hospital Partnership

WORKING TOGETHER

Livingstonia Hospital Partnership exists to work alongside our Malawian colleagues.  The committee consists of  Una Brownlie, Jocelyn Harpur, Scott Moore, Charles Shepherd, David McCord, Alan Laverock and Graham Truesdale.  The partnership provides support, expertise and training where possible to enable that vision to be fulfilled. If you would also like to be involved, please join us as a member of the Partnership and provide support as you are able. We wish to encourage people to consider giving regularly – and to gift aid any donation if you are a UK taxpayer.

THANK You for your SUPPORT! 

CHARITY NUMBER - NIC106126