Our main focus for community care is at Ndirande – a township on the edge of Blantyre with a population of around 200,000.
A palliative care nurse is based at the health centre who takes referrals from both the hospital team and community based volunteers, spending most of her time travelling to patients’ homes to deliver support, advice and clinical care. Twice a month the community team has a doctor’s visit.
Ways to deliver care to those living in Blantyre district but outside Ndirande are being developed in collaboration with the hospital.