Health and food safety
Elena Barraquer Foundation expedition to Malawi
In the summer of 2024, Active Africa and the Elena Barraquer Foundation joined forces to carry out an eye health mission at Likuni Hospital (Malawi). This hospital was chosen due to our long-standing relationship with it, the result of years of collaboration and joint projects. A team of 11 people, made up of doctors, nurses and volunteers, travelled to the hospital for a week to screen ophthalmic patients.
During their stay, the medical team managed to operate on a total of 412 cataracts in mobile medical camps, which represented a major advance in ophthalmic care in the region. In addition, they had the valuable support of the Ophthalmology Department of the Central Hospital of Malawi, Kamuzu Hospital, which allowed them to expand the scope of the mission and ensure the quality of medical care.
The medical team and volunteers involved in the mission demonstrated great dedication and professionalism, and their work will undoubtedly have a lasting effect on the lives of the patients treated.
Expansion of the maternity hospital in Likuni, Lilongwe
Active Africa collaborates with Likuni Hospital to improve maternal care and reduce infant and maternal mortality. Due to the increase in births attended (370 per month), the existing facilities proved insufficient. To address capacity and safety issues, the maternity wing was expanded with the support of the Ordesa Foundation, Mango, Caixabank, and Sabadell City Council.
The new area includes:
- 32 beds for postnatal care
- 3 beds in the isolation area
- 7 beds in the High Dependency Unit
- 14 beds in the High Risk Unit
- 5 beds in the Intensive Care Unit
- 4 beds in the private care wing
- New delivery area
The new maternity ward was inaugurated in 2023 and is currently being equipped with the necessary furniture and equipment. This project will significantly improve patient care and reduce the risk of infections and complications.
Purchase of medicines for the Chezi dispensary , financed by the "Farmasol Fundació Barceló" program
FUNDACION BARCELO continues to support the purchase of medicines for the Chezi Dispensary, Malawi.
It is a very important action because the centers lack all types of means to fight diseases.
In this area there are many episodes of malaria and pneumonia and, thanks to access to these treatments, many lives are saved.
New ambulance for Barsaloi dispensary
Over the past 21 years, Active Africa, thanks to our donors, has been able to provide a total of five ambulances to different hospitals in Malawi and Kenya:
- One for the Carmelites of Kapiri
- Two for Chezi, run by the Sisters of Mary Mediatrix
- One for the Likuni Hospital
- One for the Mission of the Little Sisters of Barsaloi in Kenya
