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...
by Power Of Pads | Mar 19, 2012 | Blog |
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...
by Power Of Pads | Mar 9, 2012 | Blog
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...
by Power Of Pads | Feb 14, 2012 | Blog
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...
by Power Of Pads | Jan 24, 2012 | Blog
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...
