Baby Benjamin receives care from a Health Worker

Baby Benjamin receives care from an HSA, Mackson

Joyce lives in Malawi and is a new mother to her son Benjamin. She knows that it is important to take her son to a health provider so that he can grow up healthy.  She lives about 17 kilometers from the nearest health center and must travel there by foot.  Because of the long distance, she is not able to take Benjamin in very often for routine appointments such as immunizations or basic check-ups.

Fortunately, Mackson Khalawako, a Health Surveillance Assistant with VillageReach, has opened a village clinic nearby for children under five years of age. She can now take Benjamin to see Mackson for all of Benjamin’s recommended routine care and in case he becomes ill.

Thanks to the generous donation from Scott, Mackson can continue to keep patients such as Benjamin healthy at his village clinic for an entire month.