Meet the Patients

18Jun

INTER CARE MEDICAL AID SAVES THE LIFE OF BABY JOSEPH
INTER CARE MEDICAL AID SAVES THE LIFE OF BABY JOSEPH

This is a story about a 3 month old baby called Joseph. Sadly, he was abandoned by his mother and father and now his 70-year-old grandmother cares for him: there … Continue reading INTER CARE MEDICAL AID SAVES THE LIFE OF BABY JOSEPH

13May

Helping patients across Africa who need long term medical care
Helping patients across Africa who need long term medical care

From left to right: Dereck, his mother and his nurse at Kibosho Hospital, Tanzania. Picture taken on Inter Care visit to Tanzania in 2022 Dereck’s Story Dereck lives in the … Continue reading Helping patients across Africa who need long term medical care

13Oct

Malawi News: A Patient in Palliative Care
Malawi News: A Patient in Palliative Care

Getting to know Limbani Limbani lives in the central region of Malawi, where he is a teacher at a secondary school. Limbani has a wifeand a 16-year-old son. He is … Continue reading Malawi News: A Patient in Palliative Care

06Oct

GRANTING ONE WISH: PHOTOTHERAPY MACHINE
GRANTING ONE WISH: PHOTOTHERAPY MACHINE

Jaundice and phototherapy Whilst treatment for newborn jaundice is not usually needed, if tests show very high levels of bilirubin in a baby’s blood and if left untreated, there is … Continue reading GRANTING ONE WISH: PHOTOTHERAPY MACHINE

26May

Inter Care helps Gladness receive free treatment
Inter Care helps Gladness receive free treatment

Getting to know Gladness Born in 1972, Gladness completed her education at Mvumi school aged 15. Gladness is a single mother. She was married to Godfrey, who sadly passed away … Continue reading Inter Care helps Gladness receive free treatment

29Jun

Inter Care’s partners in Malawi
Inter Care’s partners in Malawi

Helen Cox tells a story from a doctor’s perspective. My only first-hand experience of Inter Care on the ground (as opposed to in the warehouse) has been in Malawi, one … Continue reading Inter Care’s partners in Malawi

12Jan

Gertrude visits St Joseph’s Hospital, Limbe with a painful stomach
Gertrude visits St Joseph’s Hospital, Limbe with a painful stomach

Getting to know Gertrude Gertrude is a mother to 8 children – 5 of which have passed away. Gertrude is 45 years old and started suffering with abdominal pain which … Continue reading Gertrude visits St Joseph’s Hospital, Limbe with a painful stomach

31Mar

Hope and Ernest receive help at Nsipe Health Centre in Malawi
Hope and Ernest receive help at Nsipe Health Centre in Malawi

Read about why Olivia was so worried…

31Mar

Olivia and Melina visit Namulenga Health Centre in Malawi
Olivia and Melina visit Namulenga Health Centre in Malawi

Find out how Sr Martha helped young Melina with Inter Care’s support.