Malawi
Region:
Southern Africa
RFHA Inc Regional Director:
Dr. F. F. Tusu Tusubira and Stella Stonya Dongo
Africa Operations Chair:
Elyjoy Landa
Country Coordinator:
PP Vincent Sikelo
Overview of health
challenges
According to a recent report by USAID, Malawi is a high-burden malaria country with an incidence rate of 332 cases annually per every 1,000 people. There is also a heavy burden of disease evidenced by high levels of child and adulthood mortality rates and high prevalence of diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS and other tropical diseases.
The Ministry of Health, WHO and the CDC are actively working in Malawi to address these issues, the objectives of which Rotary Family Health Days supports, as the needs continue to grow.
History
Rotary Family Health Days took place for the first time ever in Malawi in 2023. With a new partnership opportunity with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the program launched in March, 2023.
Rotary Family
Health Days Sites
Rotary Family Health Days sites are hosted by Rotary clubs in communities across the country. The sites are chosen in consultation with locally-based officials from the Departments of Health, community-based project partners and Rotary club members.
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Impact
7,580 people were served at 12 different sites across Malawi. 13,960 health services were provided at the Rotary Family Health Days.
RFHD in Malawi was implemented through a national structure which was supported by the Rotary Cubs. The structure included a board of directors, a secretariat and a steering committee which was composed of club coordinators, assistant governors, and club presidents as ex-official members. All the seven (7) participating clubs had a club coordinator and an M&E focal person who led the activities at club level.
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