Malawi has only twelve dieticians, three of whom are involved in teaching and the reststationed in the major hospitals. The next group of trainees are trying to expand their remitinto the community and visited Ndi Moyo for two days to understand their relevance topalliative care patients, many of whom are Read more…
On 12 th May 2023, our new patient database went live! There are many things that make Ndi Moyo a unique centre of excellence within Malawi.But perhaps you didn’t know that few health centres in Malawi keep records as meticulouslyas Ndi Moyo does? Read on to find out more! All Read more…
‘A Date for your Diary’: this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge will be held from November 28th to December 5th 2023. Last year we raised £30,000 for Ndi Moyo through this amazing match-funding campaign. Let’s do it again!
Day Care is one of the palliative care models which has been used at Ndi Moyo since 2010. A group of patients (usually 15) is invited to come to Ndi Moyo and stay from morning to mid-afternoon. Twice a month two different groups of patients are hosted by the Ndi Read more…
Since its inception in 2006 Ndi Moyo Palliative Care Centre in Salima has provided care to over 1,900 patients. In addition to the direct patient care, Ndi Moyo also trains and mentors health professionals in palliative care through the Palliative Care Initiators’ Course which is aimed at equipping health professionals Read more…
Ndi Moyo founder Mrs Lucy Kishindo Finch, always leading by example, got her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Salima district hospital in Malawi. We are approaching the 100% mark for Ndi Moyo staff receiving their vaccine. Gift of the Givers & Save the Children Malawi February is the Read more…
SAVE THE DATES! From 12pm (noon) on 1st December – 12pm on 8th December your donation to Ndi Moyo can be doubled. One donation, twice the impact. YOU CAN ‘GIVE LIFE’ BY DONATING Visit https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/christmas-challenge-2020 during the week of the campaign and DOUBLE your donation to NDIMOYO. Ndi Moyo is Read more…
The Pandemic continues … In common with other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Malawi has shown much lower numbers of coronavirus cases than in Europe. Many factors contribute to this: tests are less available (only a total of 54,000 have been carried out thus far) and there is underreporting of the Read more…
Malawi is one of the top 10 most vulnerable countries across Africa and top 5 most vulnerable countries in east Africa, with high household crowding and lack of transportation access in the region. In this densely populated, epidemiologically vulnerable country, a pre-emptive state of emergency was declared prior to any Read more…
The virus arrived relatively late in Malawi and, as at 18 th April, the Ministry of Health reported only 17 cases with just 2 deaths. But the country as a whole remains very vulnerable. On 3 rd April, the Guardian reported that: “In Malawi only 20 people a day can Read more…