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Ekwendeni Eye Clinic extends community outreach
Back in May, we reported that Ekwendeni Mission Hospital had launched its first community eye health scheme. Now we’ve just received a report from Sullen Munthali, the clinic’s ophthalmic clinical officer, about their second campaign which took place in October and November this year. Here is a summary of his report… In the remote regions…
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A different way to send Christmas cards – and support FoM!
We thought you might be interested in a service designed to make your Christmas preparations a bit easier, while helping clinicians in Malawi extend eye health services further into the needy communities around them. If you send Christmas cards, you may be concerned with how expensive postage is, the impact on the environment, as well…
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Embangweni’s growing eye health services: a review
We’ve received a most encouraging report from the eye clinic at Embangweni Mission Hospital about recent developments in their community eye health education and screening programme, reaching out to villages, schools and colleges, at the same time facilitating the professional development of their clinicians. Here’s a brief summary of their report, together with a selection…
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Latest Newslink bulletin
Our latest Newslink has just been published. It provides a summary of progress and activities from the clinics covering the last six months. Why not subscribe to receive it in the future (sent via MailChimp every six months or so). You can view the latest edition here, and subscribe if you wish!
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Sue Challis, co-founder, retires
Sue Challis recently retired from the trustee board of The Raven Trust. Sue has been intimately involved in the development and management of the Trust since she and her husband John founded it in 2000. But their involvement with the the church in northern Malawi went back some years before, and it was a visit…