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Celebrating more than 1,000 lives saved in Malawi

WCF's CEO, Ros Davies, reports that on 30 January 2012, the MaiKhanda prrogramme shared some impressive results – more than 1,000 lives saved - with the Malawi Minister of Health and other stakeholders including UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO and NGOs working to improve maternal and newborn health in Malawi.  Ros says "I was delighted to be present at the launch of the results in the capital city, Lilongwe."

MaiKhanda Programme Manager, Martin Msukwa, summarised the programme’s activities over the past five years and showed a short film which gave voice to project beneficiaries.  One woman, who had brought her baby as living proof of the successes, told us how grateful she was for MaiKhanda’s work.  She had had a very difficult pregnancy, her third, but thanks to MaiKhanda having given her more knowledge and educating her husband on the need for skilled care at delivery, she had a healthy baby, as you can see from the photo here.

After the presentations, the Minister of Health, Dr. Jean Alfazema Kaliani, addressed the audience, praising the achievements and encouraging MaiKhanda to do more to help save the lives of mothers and babies.

 

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