We strive to provide access to high quality palliative care, as a human right, for as many as need it across Malawi. We do this by advocating nationally and internationally as well as educating healthcare workers across the country to run their own palliative care training programme We also extend our work locally by regular outreach clinics and hospital visits.
Palliative care provision is still inadequate throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa but Ndi Moyo is paying its part in changing this by training healthcare workers within Malawi and in its participation in conferences throughout Africa.
In 2025, we have become part of the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), an overarching association linking the non-governmental health units throughout the country. We have also run a training course for a further 25 students and sent delegates to both the African Palliative Care Conference in Botswana and the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer in Tunisia.
Advocacy
Curative cancer treatments within Malawi are still very limited, with the first radiotherapy centre in the whole country opening only in July 2025 in Lilongwe. With travel problems and lack of funds, many patients delay investigation of their symptoms, with the result that most cancers are diagnosed too late for cure. But much can still be done in terms of pain relief and support, and Ndi Moyo advocates for palliative care for all that need it. We engage with politicians, local government hospitals and clinics, health professionals and teaching hospitals to promote the provision of holistic palliative care.
We also seek to publicise the availability of palliative care to those in Salima and other districts of Malawi.
You can listen to a previous Radio Malawi broadcasts in Chichewa and English here.
Outreach Clinics
In addition to daily clinics at our own site in Salima and our visits to the local district hospital, we also run monthly outreach clinics. Currently, we are working with Ministry of Health clinics in Khombedza, Chipoka and Mchoka, and are also linked with the Baptist Clinic in Senga Bay, and St Anne’s Hospital and Alinafe Hospital in Nkhotakota District.
Volunteers
Ndi Moyo welcomes volunteers and the exchange of medical expertise, particularly in oncology and palliative care.