Malawi project history

2006 – In autumn 2006, after receiving a request from the government of Malawi and the Clinton-Hunter Development Initiative (CHDI), PIH dispatched a team to survey health conditions and facilities at possible sites in rural Malawi and to develop an action plan to launch a project early in 2007.

2007 – In January, a joint team including staff from PIH and CHDI began working in the Neno area of Malawi. Work got underway almost immediately to refurbish the existing facilities in Neno and to provide reinforcements and training for the staff to scale up both general medical care and testing and treatment of HIV. By mid-February, PIH doctors were working with Malawian nurses to provide care for more than 100 patients a day. Numbers continued to grow throughout the year as PIH expanded services at several other health centers in Neno District. In April, renovations of the old facilities in Neno were completed and ground was broken for a new district hospital, on which construction continued throughout the year. By the end of November, renovations had been completed or were nearing completion at three other health centers in the district.