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Chididi
This morning I spotted the mother pig with her ten piglets which had grown three times as big since I last saw them. A little girl ran...
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kwankew
Sep 12, 2013
Nsanje District Hospital
My office is in the Nsanje District Hospital (NDH) with the mentors whom I supervise. Here there is no WI-FI and I have to wind my way...
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kwankew
Sep 2, 2013
Kalemba and the Bridge over Troubled Waters
Kalemba is about 46 km north of Nsanje, it is a Catholic community hospital and like Trinity it is better maintained than the government...
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kwankew
Aug 20, 2013
Trinity: The Problem with Allowances
The reputation of Trinity as a well-kept place precedes my visit. It is a Catholic hospital and a paying one. Because of that there are...
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kwankew
Aug 19, 2013
Makhanga, East Bank: Bat Guano, Give Us Some Mops
In the morning I ran up the steep hill behind the lodge until I reached the top of a ridge, running into villagers young and old carrying...
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kwankew
Aug 18, 2013
East Bank: The Difficult to Reach Area
On my run this morning a big black mommy pig grunted twice as she crossed my path followed very quickly by ten black cute piglets. I am...
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kwankew
Aug 16, 2013
Nyala Park: Under the Fever Trees
This being Saturday, I had time to do a long run and so I ran to Chididi. The locals have been slashing and burning their land preparing...
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kwankew
Aug 13, 2013
Nyamithuthu: The Issue is Maintenance
Nyamithuthu is about 30 km north of Nsanje, 5 to 7 km from Tengani. It sits on the side of a dirt road after we turned off from the...
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kwankew
Aug 12, 2013
Tengani: Keep the Last Florescent Light Burning
My team went to Tengani, about half an hour north of here. We passed through grasslands with scattered tall trees fortunate enough to...
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kwankew
Aug 10, 2013
Happy Birthday to Cara from Malawi
It has been a very quiet three-day weekend for me, relaxing and not yet swarming with work like the other ladies who seem to be working...
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kwankew
Aug 8, 2013
Eid-Al-Fatr
We had a day off for the end of Ramadan, Eid-Al-Fatr, the actual date was determined by the observation of the new moon by local...
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kwankew
Aug 6, 2013
Food Insecurity
A headline in the July 31st issue of the newspaper “The Nation” ominously announces: Food Insecurity to Rise in Malawi. The population...
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kwankew
Aug 5, 2013
HIV/AIDS in Nsanje
Malawi is a landlocked narrow country bordered on the western side by Lake Malawi. It is the most resource-limited country in southern...
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kwankew
Jul 30, 2013
The Long Journey to Nsange, Malawi
It has been a long journey for my first mission with MSF, I have finally arrived in Nsanje, Malawi. Starting in January of this year when...
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