Modesta can be the difference between life and death for children and their families…

Modesta, a 27-year-old in the Ntchisi District of Malawi, has made it her mission to bring care closer to home.

Like Modesta, health workers have sacrificed their own homes for the betterment of the community as they make themselves available and on call 24-hours a day. Many families once had to travel up to 25km to reach health facilities; today, most have to travel no further than 1km to reach their village clinics at the home of local health workers. These families can gain access to care at the first stage of illness and consistent access to treatment is likely as crucial medicines often run short at larger health facilities.

Although Modesta and other health workers have made progress, tragically we are still losing over 22,000 children under age 5 globally every day from largely preventable or treatable diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria. By training and equipping more frontline health workers, like Modesta, children’s lives around the world are saved.

Modesta is grateful for the training she received; she now has the knowledge and skills to help assess and treat children in need. Thank you for supporting Modesta and helping to close the health worker gap in Malawi!