Month: January 2010

In what some geologists have described as a rare occurrence, Malawi’s northern district of Karonga experienced over 30 earthquakes in December, ranging from 5.0 t0 6.2 on the Richter Scale. Four people lost their lives, over 300 were injured and an estimated 145,000 were advised to leave their homes. In total some 1,000 houses have…

We have heard from the Environmental Health Department at Ekwendeni Hospital that the pilot project to repair and maintain wells in the Ekwendeni district is going well. By Christmas, out of 19 wells identified for maintenance, 6 have been repaired. Work is in progress on a further 2 and the rest have been surveyed, the…

A new development for the Raven Trust is to focus on the issue of servicing and repairs to hospital equipment. Frequently, donated equipment is not working due to a minor fault, as there is a lack of skilled engineers, tools and spares. To address this issue, the Raven Trust is working with CHAM (Christian Hospitals…