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Working to improve healthcare in Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa. Over 20% of the country is occupied by Lake Malawi. The tiny Island of Likoma lies 50 miles from mainland Malawi, but only a short distance from the lake shores of Mozambique. |
![]() Likoma Island |
The Island has a basic hospital: St Peter's, which serves the 10,000 people living on Likoma and approximately 70,000 people who live in nearby Mozambique and Tanzania.
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; There are deep and serious problems
We are working to ensure the survival of St Peter's Hospital We are committed and determined, with your help, to overcome the problems which prevent the adequate provision of healthcare on Likoma :- Desperate lack of resources Chronic shortage of staff Insufficient finance |

