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St Joseph’s Hospital in Limbe, Malawi has excellent contacts with all the health units in the area (Blantyre region). This large hospital acts as a “host” for Inter Care’s shipping containers. This means they distribute the contents to several partner health units in their area on behlaf of the charity. On our visit to Malawi … Continue reading St Joseph’s Hospital have to give treatment for free as many patients cannot afford to pay →

St Joseph’s Mission Hospital in Malawi is a large facility. They serve a catchment area of 53,000 people. Even though the hospital has a healthy number of healthcare staff and departments, it struggles to support patients who are unable to pay for their treatment. This mission hospital has to make difficult decisions everyday. On our … Continue reading With so little medical aid to treat patients, lives are harder to save →

Did you know?St Joseph’s often have to refer a patient because they have no medication. This means a patient would have to travel 32km and often, when they get to the referral unit they have ran out of medical supplies too. Inter Care donations will mean referrals could decrease. Jezman explains the challenges around funds… … Continue reading Meet Jezman, the Pharmacist at St Joseph’s Hospital, Limbe in Malawi →