by admin | Apr 21, 2020 | CCPF
Patience Tchongwe always knew she would be ready to answer the call when it came to public service. When she joined Malawi’s Chipatala cha pa Foni (CCPF), or health center by phone in Chichewa, her desire to make a difference was realized. In 2015, Tchongwe became a...
by admin | Apr 21, 2020 | CCPF
Originally posted on medium.com. In remote and rural communities, distance often prevents people from accessing the health information they need. Chipatala cha pa Foni (CCPF), or Health Center by Phone, in Malawi extends the reach of the health care system to every...
by admin | Mar 11, 2020 | CCPF, Uncategorized
VillageReach and the Malawi Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) received a prestigious award from The National Planning Commission (NPC) recognizing Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (CCPF) or “Health Center by Phone” as a Transformative Initiative for the country. CCPF is a...
by admin | Aug 4, 2017 | CCPF, Malawi, mHealth
This week, Chipatala cha pa Foni (CCPF) or “Health Center by Phone” moved its operations from Balaka, a rural community in southern Malawi, to its new facility in the capital city of Lilongwe. As we packed up the phones, headsets, and files, I was struck...
by admin | Jul 22, 2017 | CCPF, Health Worker Capacity, Malawi, mHealth, Technology
I am pleased to announce that the Malawi Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to scale the mobile health hotline Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (CCPF), or “Health Center by Phone,” nationally. When complete, CCPF will be the first, government-run...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | CCPF, Malawi, Notes from the Field
I recently returned from a trip to Malawi where I had the opportunity to visit several families who have benefited from Chipatala Cha Pa Foni, or Health Center by Phone, a toll-free health hotline in Malawi that connects individuals directly with trained health...
by admin | Oct 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was a bit of serendipity when the young woman’s phone started buzzing. Normally at a conference, a phone call or a text message would be an embarrassing disruption, but not this time. This interruption came as twenty young women gathered to share their personal...
by admin | Aug 5, 2016 | CCPF, Health Worker Capacity, Malawi, Maternal and Child Health, mHealth, Technology
Malawi has made incredible strides over the past few years to reduce morbidity and mortality, specifically among women and children under 5 years old. Key to this success has been a focus on using community health workers, known in Malawi as Health Surveillance...
