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Design OPTIVISION

Version April 5th 2012

DONOR AID

The total revenue of Pro Phalombe between its inception in 1993 to 2010 amounted to about one million Swiss Francs. With these funds various projects have been completed. Approximately CHF 200'000.– has been used on medical emergency supplies or primary care and CHF 580'000.– has been spent on infrastructure projects.

In the field of health care two key points need to be mentioned:
Drugs: Many medications are not available in Malawi and are therefore ordered from European organizations who provide to charity organisations. The prices of these supplies are much lower than regular market prices – sometimes by several hundred percent. The result is that our organisation, with its limited funds, can ensure that a lot of drugs can be provided to the hospital; sometimes the provision can last the hospital for several weeks or months. Often we can get drugs sponsered by international organisations for free and these can amount to tens of thousands of Francs. These figures are not recorded in our books.

Hospital equipment: This is another important part of our assistance. The supplied equipment must be simple to use and to repair and if possible ordered within the country. In some instances, the instrumentation required is not available or prohibitively expensive so that it has to be ordered from Europe.

Often there is a transportation problem. If drugs and devices have to be sent by ship there is always the risk of them being spoiled or damaged due to hold ups at the border crossings or adverse weather conditions. Therefore for delicate items the only delivery mode is by airfreight, whereby we get favourable rates by drug companies and airlines.

Administritive costs for Pro Phalombe are kept at the lowest possible level. The costs involve a minimal amount for advertising, postages and banking fees. Committee members all volunteer for their work and get no renumeration, they pay for their own travel to Malawi. The average cost of administration and advertising between 1993–2010 amounted to just 4.5%!

Use of resources (1993–2010)

Looking ahead to the future
The hospital is still far from being able to operate independently. There is a constant shortage of funds in Malawi as well as Phalombe hospital for further implementation of much needed improvements.

The association will continue to try to make other organisations aware of the situation in Malawi and hopefully, in a joint effort, raise the standard of health care at the Phalombe hospital.