Embangweni Mission Hospital serves a community of about 75,000 in northwest Malawi, 20 miles from the Zambian border. It is operated by the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian (CCAP), Synod of Livingstonia. The hospital provides 11 monthly mobile clinics and operates four health centers at Mabiri, Kalikumbi, Mhalaunda, and Mpasazi. A fifth heath center at Engalaweni is under construction.
For the people of the 250 rural villages served by Embangweni, the hospital is an invaluable source for surgeries, obstetric and pediatric services, nutrition services, immunizations, and care for infectious diseases like TB, AIDS, and malaria.
In this rural area, electricity is a challenge. Investor donors are helping ensure that the hospital can operate on solar power so patient care can occur even if there is no fuel oil available. The hospital even has one of the few solar steam autoclaves in Africa, provided in part by MBF’s donor partners
Embangweni is one of the hospitals that is part of the emerging Countrywide Medical Network in Malawi.
Lab technician, Peter Maenje, at Embangweni Hospital.
Lab technician, Peter Maenje, at Embangweni Hospital.
Meet Martha and her Mom and grandmother. Martha is 5 years old. She suffered burns on the lower half of her body and was in great pain. Martha was at Embangweni Hospital for months, but recovered and is able to walk again. We give praise for Martha and the doctors who cared for her.
Burns are not uncommon in Eastern Africa where open fires for cooking and kerosene stoves contribute to accidents. Having a surgeon at the ready who can help in severe cases is a must if the patient is to survive.
Preparing vaccinations at mobile clinic.
Solar panels at Embangweni, provided by donor investors, power the hospital, the pump for the main well, and all the operating room and laboratory equipment.
