Chakwera gets down to business in US
President Lazarus Chakwera started his United States engagements on Friday with a reception co-hosted in his honour by the Chikondi Health Foundation and the Sarah Walker Foundation at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.
The event, according to presidential press secretary Anthony Kasunda, was aimed at mobilising resources for the health sector in Malawi following the successful work done by the Chikondi Health Foundation in mobilising financial and technical support for the operations of Blessings Hospital in Lilongwe over the past 10 years.
He said to reinforce the President’s call for continued partnership between his government, which supports Christian Health Association of Malawi facilities such as Blessings Hospital with staff, resources and partners like CH Foundation, SW Foundation, and Lipscomb University. Blessings Hospital founder Napoleon Dzombe and director Harold Banda attended the event.
Kasunda said: “The two spoke about the impact the collaboration is having on dozens of thousands of people in rural Malawi.
“The leaders of the two foundations, Wes Gunn and Chelsia Harris, as well as the president of Lipscomb University, Candace McQueen, also praised the Malawi President for ensuring that their partnership in service of Malawians had the necessary support and direction from the Malawi Government.”
Delivering his keynote address at the function, the President spoke about Malawi 2063, the country’s long-term development strategy, in which the country aspires to become a self-reliant nation.
Chakwera said an investment in Malawi’s health sector is a contribution to the human capital development of the country.
Also in attendance were Minister of Foreign Affairs Nancy Tembo, Minister of Health Khumbize Chiponda and Malawi’s envoy to the United States Esme Chombo, among others.
