Archive for February, 2009
Progress in building The Wellness Centre for healthcare professionals at Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi
24th February, 2009RTE Radio: New Central Maternity hospital in Malawi to open ahead of schedule
17th February, 2009Mary Donohoe & Ms. Tamika Nyondo were interviewed on Today with Pat Kenny on RTE Radio 1, on Tuesday February 10th.
Podcast link: http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2009/pc/pod-v-100209-8m36s-todaypatkenny.mp3
Mary Donohoe thanked the Irish public for their great support to the work of The Rose Project. It was noted that the new Central Maternity Hospital, funded by The Rose Project in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, will open ahead of schedule in May 2009. A formal opening ceremony will take place in October 2009. Ms Tamika Nyondo spoke of the impact of The Rose Project at community level through the iconic ‘Lighthouse clinic’, also in Lilongwe, Malawi. Ms Nyondos mother is a nightnurse at the Lighthouse Clinic. Ms Nyondo shared her view that the work of the Lighhouse has brought great direct benefit to the people of Malawi, and helped remove the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS in Malawi. A podcast of this interview is available on the RTE website
http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2009/pc/pod-v-100209-8m36s-todaypatkenny.mp3
Recent Posts
- June 4th 2010 British Prime Minister committs to bringing issue of maternal mortality in developing world to top of agenda at the G8/G20 summit in Toronto later this month
- 21st May 2010 The Rose Project Senior Clinical Midwife Tutor Rachel MacLeod working in the labour ward of the new hospital
- May 10th 2010 UNICEF to fund senior clinical midwife tutor at new maternity hospital
- 26th March 2010- Latest news from all our Rose Projects in Lilongwe.
- 25th February 2010-Founder Mary Donohoe awarded Honorary Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
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