Author Archives: DrWillDean
MACOHA referral session from Salima
We’ve had patients coming from near the lakeshore in Salima the whole of last week and this week. A car every day has been coming full with around 15 patients. We’ve been busy.
Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) has a team of field workers in their community based rehabilitation programme. They have spent weeks and [...]
Posted in Burn, Cataract, MACOHA, Outreach, Surgery, screening Tagged ambulance, burns, Cataract, eyelids, John Sandford-Smith, Kasina, MACOHA, Malawi Council for the Handicapped, operation, rehabilitation, Salima Leave a comment
The impact of 10 million, and the power of one
We have just passed the end of June, and the cool and dryness of winter is here. Most of the people in central Malawi have harvested good crops this year, and are free to head to the market, spend time with their families and enjoy this time of prosperity.
In fact this is our busiest time [...]
Posted in Adult, Blindness, Cataract, Outreach, Surgery, screening Tagged farming, Isabelle, Luxembourg, Mr Nyadani, Surgery Leave a comment
Married bliss
I have just had the most fantastic couple of months in Malawi.
Jenn and I met in Nkhoma years ago when she was on her first trip to Malawi. It was pure co-incidence that she was working at the same hospital. Jenn subsequently set up her foundation, Africa Burn Relief, and has been coming back to [...]
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World Glaucoma Day, and week!
Together with the rest of the world, Nkhoma celebrated World Glaucoma Day last Friday.
Glaucoma is the second main cause of global blindness, after cataract. It is a condition that slowly affects the optic nerve at the back of the eye, and is often associated with high pressure in the eye. Untreated, the high pressure destroys [...]
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