donated K4 million to Operation Smile, a South African based team of
surgeons who are in the country to undertake free screening and
surgeries at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
TNM Managing Executive for Regional Operations Phyllis Manguluti said
the company appreciate the challenges that people are facing in
accessing treatment.
"We remain firmly committed to contributing to Malawi's socio-economic
development through direct assistance in the health sector," she said.
Recently, TNM provided assistance to the Pediatrics group in Blantryre
and in Nsanje at Trinity Mission Hospital.
"We are optimistic that the provision of surgery services by Operation
Smile will change the lives of children who could hardly speak or
smile and remove them from isolation," said Manguluti.
TNM also contributed mobile phone airtime to the team Ann provision of
SMS broadcast to the public informing them of Operation Smile
scheduled mission.
Operation Smile South African Regional Director Tamlin Abrahamas said
the donation will assist them reach out to as many people as possible.
"We had planned to operate between 120 to 150 people but the response
has been overwhelming as we have screened over 200 people, so the
donation has made a very huge difference," she said.
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