The first Lady visits the new Bwaila Maternity Hospital in Lilongwe the capital of Malawi.
This hospital was funded by The Rose Project and opened in October 2009. In its first year 14,000 babies were born - an increase of 2,000 on 2009 figures. This is attributed to the good care at the hospital which has been a big hit with local people!
March 30th 2011
Currently The Rose Project in partnership with Irish Aid, is funding a three year HIV counselling and testing programme in Lilongwe . This programme is aimed at bringing counselling and testing to thirty four rural health centres surrounding Lilongwe city. The programme also has a strong focus on prevention of mother to child HIV transmission in pregnancy.
Results recently received from the programme are very promising.
Between September 2008 and Feb 2011:
· 11,605 patients have been referred for anti-retroviral treatment having tested positive at the health centre
· Of whom 2,941 are pregnant women
· 312,390 people have been tested in total
Part of the programme ensures that those who test negative receive education on life styles- highlighting the importance of remaining negative.
This programme is being implemented by our partners at Lighthouse clinic, a clinic funded by The Rose Project in 2006
Lighthouse clinic is a HIV and AIDS outpatient facility which provides healthcare to some of the most economically and socially impoverished people living in the capital city and its surroundings.
