Following the success of recent events by patients and staff at Westgate Medical Practice, Dundee, Scotland to raise funds for their colleagues in their twin clinic at Zingwangwa, Blantyre, Malawi we have been exploring ways to take advantage of UK tax relief on charitable donations. We are considering registering as a charity, separate but associated [...]
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The Right Honourable Dr Jean Kalilani is visiting Scotland this week to cement links between the two countries. Dr Kalilani attended a Scotland Malawi Partnership (SMP) Forum and met with representatives of some of the SMP projects. The leads of each project had an opportunity to describe their work, highlight acheivement, and outline the challenges they face. A common [...]
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The staff and patients at Westgate Clinic, Dundee, Scotland have raised more than their planned target for support to Zingwangwa this year. We have several hundred pounds sterling available to help with training or other needs at Zingwangwa. Ideas and suggestions welcome.
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Medical, nursing and admin staff from Westgate Medical Practice, Dundee, Scotland, recently held a sponsored walk up the mountain of Dreish, height 3045 feet. On the summit we proudly displayed the Malawian flag in honour of our friends at Zingwangwa. The funds raised will help to pay for another year of Internet and e-mail services [...]
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Mr Jack Stephen of Dundee, Scotland who is a patient at Westgate Medical Practice(Twinned with Zingwanga) asked all his friends and family to donate money to Zingwangwa instead of buying him presents. His family held a party at his daughter Jackie’s home, and raised a total of £750. We are very grateful to Jack and [...]
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Staff in Westgate, Dundee, Scotland are holding two events to raise funds for their Malawi twin – Zingwangwa, Blantyre. They are holding a Malawi lunch where doctors, nurses and reception staff will eat a traditional Malawian meal. Proceeds from the lunch will go to help Zingwangwa maintain its internet link. In May, all the staff [...]
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The initial aim of linking Scottish General Practices (GP) with clinics in Malawi has been acheived. The ‘start up’ funding from the Scottish government has now expired and we are reliant on individual GP practices supporting their Malawi Clinic ‘Twin’. Established examples are Westgate, Dundee with Zingwangwa, Blantyre and Whitefriars, Perth with Matawale, Zomba. As [...]
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Here are three different patients with a similar problem. The problem is that they get urticaria rash after taking sugar based foods and products. Below is the summary I tried to compile. Unfortunately I can’t trace them now, it seems two of them moved to other parts of the country to look for jobs and [...]
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One day in our class we were divided on ‘Tepid Sponging‘ as a treatment to high temperature. The proponent of ‘Tepid Sponging’ were of the views that ‘Tepid Sponging‘ treat high temperature by cooling whereas we the proponents held the views that ‘Tepid Sponging’ will increase the temperature further and cause the patient discomfort and [...]
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A home without visitors, surely people would suspect something wrong with the occupants at the home. It was a great day, May the 5th when we (Mpemba staff) received two groups of important visitors. Firstly, it was Honorable deputy Minister of Health Theresa Gloria Mwale MP with her crew comprises of the second deputy to the speaker [...]
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