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Africa

For decades, Africa has seen the life expectancy of its populations stunted by communicable and parasitical diseases that have mostly been stamped out in the developed world. Recently the region faces increasing rates of the non-communicable lifestyle diseases that have become the biggest killers in industrialised countries.

The healthcare challenges are heightened by the sheer diversity of the continent. Countries range from the resource-rich to the impoverished, from those with dynamic economies to those where conflict zones still simmer; they encompass large cities, remote villages and nomadic lands. Nonetheless, there is still a large percentage of people who have limited access to sufficent and quality healthcare.

Operating in 11 countries, St John is working tirelessly to bring healthcare closer to those that needs it the most from saving the lives of mothers and their babies in countries with some of the highest child and maternal mortality rates, to providing eye care to almost 25,000 people who might otherwise go blind.


Eswatini

Eswatini

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Published: 19th May, 2016

Updated: 30th April, 2021

Author: Anonymised User

Ghana

Ghana

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 20th April, 2022

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Kenya

Kenya

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 30th June, 2022

Author: Anonymised User

Malawi

Malawi

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 17th May, 2022

Author: Anonymised User

Mauritius

Mauritius

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 13th April, 2022

Author: Anonymised User

Nigeria

Nigeria

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 30th April, 2021

Author: Anonymised User

South Africa

South Africa

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 13th April, 2022

Author: Anonymised User

Tanzania

Tanzania

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 30th April, 2021

Author: Anonymised User

Uganda

Uganda

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 30th April, 2021

Author: Anonymised User

Zambia

Zambia

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Published: 7th April, 2016

Updated: 13th April, 2022

Author: Anonymised User

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

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Published: 9th February, 2016

Updated: 20th April, 2022

Author: Anonymised User

Location: 102 Baines Avenue, Harare, PO Box 536

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