by Power Of Pads | Oct 30, 2012 | Blog |
Trustee Noreen Collins is making final preparations for her visit to the Buburi clinic and as always is anticipating an action-packed couple of weeks. She tells us what is in store: ‘Following a very successful few weeks of fundraising we now have enough...
by Power Of Pads | Jul 24, 2012 | Blog |
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...
by Power Of Pads | May 24, 2012 | Blog |
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...
by Power Of Pads | Apr 25, 2012 | Blog |
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...
by Power Of Pads | Apr 24, 2012 | Blog |
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....
by Power Of Pads | Apr 9, 2012 | Blog |
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...
