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Mlowe Clinic
The Mlowe Clinic is basically what we in the UK know as a ‘cottage hospital’. It is under the management of the major hospital at Livingstonia. Mlowe provides basic outpatient, maternity, HIV/Aid’s and emergency services to the local community. Beyond Mlowe the communities of Tcharo and Zunga are reached by boat so the Mlowe Clinic…
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X-ray machine servicing
A unused mobile x-ray machine was donated from Inverness Vet College and brought to Strachur by Bob Baxter with a load of boxes from NE Scotland via the Blythswood depot at Everton. Keith Feay on a recent visit to Strachur was able to ensure that the equipment is in working condition and serviced. It will…
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John returns from Malawi
John has returned, safe and sound, from Malawi. These are difficult days for Malawi as it struggles with shortages of fuel and foreign exchange. The Malawian Kwacha has been devalued by 10% In mid – July peaceful demonstrations brought the country to a halt and, unfortunately, ended in violence, looting and a number of deaths.…