Malawi

For just £68 for a UK taxpayer, a wheelchair can change a child's life and frees guardians to get to work Volunteers from the Scottish Highlands to the South of England, knit and crochet baby hats, vests, socks, jackets and cot size blankets, as well as making cot size sheets and many other items Simon Cowie raised money for FOSC during his year lo... ng challenge which culminated in Ironman Wales. Simon raised enough money to fund a nurse for a whole year A better future for Malawi depends in part upon the health and wellbeing of the nations children today. Friends of Sick Children in Malawi (FOSCiM) is a UK registered charity, part of a project based at The Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi [QECH] that is: of the nation of Malawi. Malawi The Warm Heart of Africa - is one of the poorest countries in the world. Half the population of Malawi are children, life expectancy is about 25 years lower than the UK, and many Malawians barely survive on the equivalent of 50p a day. There is no primary healthcare in Malawi - i.e. no local General Practitioner surgeries , so hospitals and private clinics are the medical frontline. The public sector is severely resource constrained. Our ultimate aim for the paediatric service that is being developed is that eventually it will be led and managed by Malawian paediatricians, Malawian paediatric nurses, Malawian clinical officers and related staff, most trained through and because of the project. This should help make the service sustainable for the future and less dependent upon outside help. Exceptional commitment and drive by a small band of expatriate paediatricians, together with increasing donor generosity, have helped ensure the current level of positive progress. At QECH more than 95,000 children are seen each year. 26,000 children are admitted each year for treatment. : FOSC Ward Staff incl. Paediatric Nurses 30 (currently) Our biggest causes of death are now in neonates prematurity and birth asphyxia. We are working hard to improve neonatal care. ...Read More