Improving access to quality health services, education, and resources through community-driven initiatives in Malawi
Access Health Africa provides lifesaving surgical procedures, trains Malawian medical professionals and students, sponsors patients with complex diagnoses, and improves medical access to meet people where they are.
Why it Matters:
About Malawi
In Malawi, less than 13% of the government’s budget is allocated to healthcare, resulting in a shortage of healthcare professionals. One of the poorest nations in the world, Malawi is a country where 7% of children die before their fifth birthday, and 90% of those providing surgery on over 50,000 people each year are not trained surgeons. There is one physician per 53,000 Malawians, and one surgeon for over one million people. Millions of Malawians are unable to access surgical, medical, and dental care that they need.
“I am very happy to receive this treatment because I will never experience the same problems that I was facing previously in my life.”
— anonymous patient, kabudula community hospital
What AHA did in 2021….
14
Kabudula Community Hospital staff received hands-on training
160
general surgeries completed
1,000+
clients served
Read more at our full 2021 Annual Report.
WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND AGENCY TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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