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Progress at Embangweni and Mzimba
The current visiting team is having a busy time working in the Mzimba area, at Embangweni mission hospital and Mzimba government hospital. At both hospitals, together with local staff, they’ve overseen the delivery and and installation of lens cutting machines, followed by training. This is a big step forward in developing eye care that is…
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Malawi team visit No. 1, 2019
We have two teams visiting from the UK this year, during September-October. The first has just departed and will, among many tasks, be working to help set up lens cutting machines at Embangweni CCAP mission hospital, and Mzimba government hospital. The machines, sent from the UK, have just arrived in a freight container (organised by Smileawi,…
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Another step towards making glasses to prescription locally
The objective of Focus on Malawi has always been to support the development of eye-care services that become locally sustainable. One more step in this process happened yesterday when a large consignment of donated uncut lenses was delivered to Embangweni Hospital. Soon, another big step: the staff will be trained to cut and insert lenses…