Livingstonia Hospital Partnership

Public benefits

The direct benefits flowing from the organisation's purposes are as follows. There will be improved health outcomes and improved medical treatment due to enhanced facilities and equipment. Service will be provided by volunteers, there will be publicity for the work of the hospital following the return of the volunteers to their home countries, and

medical experience will be gained by volunteers during their service. There will be increased support and donations for the hospital, both in Malawi and Northern Ireland. The advancement of religion. Increased support in Northern Ireland for the work of the hospital. Support for the Christian ethos of the hospital will result in encouragement to people in Malawi from the knowledge that they are being prayed for. The benefits can be demonstrated through regular reports from the hospital. The purposes of our charity may lead to the following harm - in providing medical treatment for patients there is a risk of unintended side effects from the drugs however this is rare and the benefit outweighs the harm. We can show that this harm is outweighed by the benefits through supervision by trained medical staff. The purposes of our charity may lead to the following harm - risk of disease or injury to volunteers. We can show that this harm is outweighed by the benefits through training volunteers to avoid disease or injury, and provision of protective equipment such as mosquito nets. The charity's beneficiaries are the inhabitants of the catchment area of the hospital and health centres as defined by the David Gordon Memorial Hospital, Livingstonia in Malawi. There is no private benefit flowing from the purpose.

What your organisation does

Provision of regular financial support for the work of David Gordon Memorial Hospital and the services which it provides within the catchment area. This includes support to patients and services.