Becky and her family moved to Lilongwe with her family last summer for her husband’s job. Since then, Becky has volunteered with AHA transferring our Patient Intake Form to Google Forms, conducting patient interviews, and even delivering food to the visiting surgical team at KCH. Soon, she’ll go with Angela to visit Lyne’s, a young child for whom AHA has arranged a wheelchair and physical therapy, to put her own professional background in physical therapy to use!
Read moreHow I Became a Nurse -Christina Mtonga
When I was less than 10 years old, I decided I wanted to become a nurse because the nurses had nice houses with electricity and good locations. I was raised by her father and stepmother since my parents separated long before I remember. I experienced many hardships because my stepmother did not care for me. On school holidays, I had to walk on foot all the way home and often went without basic things like sugar and soap. Despite the hardships, I always took position #1 in my class. I overcame the hardships and became a nurse. Now I am proud to provide surgical care to patients in partnership with AHA.
Read more"How I learned the job of cooking" by John Chizimba
The story of how John learned to cook is a sweet one with a caring grandmother, absent father who returns late in life, and a passion for making delicious food.
Read moreBoard Elects New Officers!
The Board of Directors voted unanimously to elect new Officers.
Read moreIntroducing Carolyn, Global Health Fellow!
Carolyn Schafer is a Global Health Fellow working with Access Health Africa and World Altering Medicine in Lilongwe, Malawi. Carolyn’s fellowship started in August, 2018.
Read moreIntroducing Angela, Global Health Fellow!
I am a U.S. citizen, born and raised in a suburb outside of Philadelphia, PA. I am the first member of my family to complete a higher education and the first to travel outside of the Eastern U.S…
Read moreMeet Chipingo, our Country Manager!
Chipingo Phiri, AHA Country Manager
Chipingo, who was born and raised in Malawi, came to AHA with a background in education and mass communications and experience in resource mobilization, HIV/AIDS and gender programming, advocacy, networking, behavior change communication, and workshop facilitation…
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