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Mission Aviation Fellowship’s (MAF) partner organisation In Deed and Truth (IDAT) Ministries operates Noah’s Place Mission Hospital based in Tonj, South Sudan. Noah’s Place is the only hospital for miles that the people trust to have access to malarial treatment and life-saving medicine.
‘Last year, we saw 62,000 patients and two thirds of these patients were suffering from malaria. And we tried to give help to them,’ explained Dr Joseph Maker, Clinical Officer and Medical Director of Noah’s Place.
Last August, a woman arrived at Noah’s Place. She was eight and a half months pregnant and had a critical case of malaria. Following further examinations, she was also diagnosed with heart failure and severe anaemia. The woman was admitted to the maternity ward and treated with anti-malarial injections; the treatment process lasted for almost two months. She also underwent blood transfusions to manage her anaemia.
After the two months, the woman had fully recovered, and her newborn baby was very healthy and growing well.
‘Because of the help that you give, so, so many patients lives are saved. Thank you always for your help,’ said Dr Maker when talking about how MAF’s deliveries of medical supplies helped save the woman’s life.
Children and babies with malaria
Babies and young children are much more susceptible to get malaria because of their weak and underdeveloped immune systems.
‘A child cannot not explain their symptoms. They would not know if they are sick or not. They could stay for more than a month with the symptoms before it becomes very severe,’ Dr Maker explained. ‘If the baby became very severe, the mother or the caregiver notices it, they may come to the facility [hospital] when it’s too late.’
The sad truth is that, every minute, malaria will kill another child in Africa.
When every minute counts, it is crucial that Noah’s Place has a reliable supply of medicine. Their patients rely on them to have the medicine they need, but Noah’s Place relies on MAF to fly the medicine to their isolated area in Tonj.
‘Road transport is not an option; driving would take three days. When we run out, MAF flights mean we can restock medicines within a week, whereas previously, it could take us months,’ adds Dr Jonathan, another doctor at Noah’s Place.
Just £18.95 can ensure that a life-saving malaria treatment kit gets delivered to a child in South Sudan. Please donate today.
*One child under the age of five dies from malaria in the WHO Africa Region every 73 seconds. WHO World Malaria Report 2024, Page 12
