STACC provides support for part of a project providing essential primary health care provision for children in Machinga District, a rural community in one of the poorest areas in Malawi. STACC provided some initial capital finance for Masamambuka Clinic, including funding for a solar energy plant to power refrigerators to keep medication fresh. In addition, STACC has agreed to make quarterly payments on treatments for children in the community for an initial period of five years.
Professor Mwapatsa Mipando, Chair of STACC-Malawi, gives a talk on progress with the establishment of the clinic, and the challenges of providing primary health care in Malawi.
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The Gordon Fraser foundation recently made a generous donation to STACC towards the cost of a water borehole.
STACC Board member Professor Paul Garside recently visited Masambuka Village to progress discussions on the clinic development. Work has now started on the construction of an accommodation block for the paramedics which will enable them to stay overnight and provide daily services in the clinic.