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As Friends of Buburi founder, Joanna Hanks, returns from her 9th visit to the Buburi Health Clinic, she reflects on her time there: ‘It is always a boost to visit the clinic and I look forward to visiting every year; seeing the team again and all the characters that...

In rural communities like Buburi, the majority of women give birth at home and are often uninformed about the importance of antenatal check-ups and having a trained midwife present during the birth. This significantly increases the risk of either the mother or her...

On 25 April, people and organisations around the world celebrate World Malaria Day to recognise the global efforts to eliminate this deadly disease. Through a combination of prevention, early diagnosis and prompt treatment, Friends of Buburi are helping the community...

Almost half of the world's population is at risk of malaria. It is an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes and it claims nearly 1 millions deaths every year. More than 90% of these are in Africa, where a child will die from malaria every 45 seconds. Malaria...

Ageing concerns each and every one of us – whether young or old, male or female, rich or poor – no matter where we live. For the first time in human history, the world will soon have more older people than children; that is why this year World Health Day on 7 April is...

As Friends of Buburi founder and trustee, Joanna Hanks, prepares for her 9th visit to the clinic, we ask our Facebook fans 'If you could ask Joanna anything, what would it be?'. Here are their questions and her answers... When and why did you decide to start up the...

On 8 March every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world to mark the political, economic and social achievements of women. We want to celebrate the women of Buburi who make the clinic a success and who are pivotal in improving the health of...

As UK-based trustee Sallie Buck reaches the halfway point of her one month visit to Buburi, we catch up with her to find out about her hopes for the clinic in 2012. Photo: Thomas Lay FOB: How often do you come out to the clinic? SB: The trustees come regularly...

On Friday January 20th Living Room in London played at The Phoenix in Exeter to raise funds for Friends of Buburi. It was an amazing evening of eclectic music and the proceeds of £800 will be used to purchase more malaria drugs to treat our patients. Thank you to...