The Rose Project

3rd October My journey began in Cape Town, where I attended the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists one day workshop on Millennium Development Goals 4&5. These goals address infant and maternal mortality respectively...

We have received wonderful news from Rachel in the new hospital in Bwaila- the first baby was born in the new hospital yesterday morning, 20th October!! This wonderful new facilility can now provide state of the art facilities to mothers and their babies...

Mary has just been in touch to let us know that the opening went very well this morning. Thanks to the generous donations of so many Irish people and the efforts of the Malawian people and with the gracious assistance today of the Vice president Joyce Banda and Dr...

The Rose project is delighted that the Vice -President of Malawi Hon. Joyce Banda will officailly open the Rose project-funded Wellness centre on Thursday 8th october. To find out more about the Wellness Centre, take a closer look at our website! Deirdre

25th September 2009 I met with Dr. Dermot Mc Donald, an ex master of the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin. The resident obstetrician in Lilongwe, Dr...

15th September 2009 Rachel our representative in Lilongwe, along with Matron Ruth Mwale organised for all the senior nursing staff to visit Queen Elizabeth’s hospital in Blantyre, as this is the largest public maternity hospital in Malawi. ...

Sept 8th Lilongwe All is progressing well towards the opening of the new hospital with much excitement in the air...

The Rose Project is delighted to announce that Dr. Mary Robinson will be officially opening the new maternity Hospital at Bwaila, Malawi on 7th October 2009. We are very grateful for Dr. Robinson’s continued support for The Rose Project.

I have just received the delivery of the the first ten beds for Bwaila. They have been put into the new labour ward! This dream will soon be a reality! congratulations and thanks to all!- Rachel

The new Bwaila maternity hospital funded by The Rose Project was handed over to the Minister of Health, Khumbo Kachali on Monday 29th June. The official opening will take place in October so check back to our blog here to read more news...

To all our mini-marathoners!! There is less than a week to go to the Flora Women’s Mini-Marathon and by this time next Monday we will be stretching and warming up at the starting line!! ...

Eamonn, a long-time supporter of The Rose Projects’s work placed a substantial bet on Leinster on the morning of the match and thanks to a wonderful performance by Leinster, Eamonn is handing The Rose Project his winnings - a staggering E2.000!!! We thank him for his sincere generosity. ...

To all our mini-marathoners!! There is less than a week to go to the Flora Women’s mini-marathon and by this time next Monday, we will be stretching and warming up at the start-line! ...

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