Speaking during the presentation of the medical equipment, Head of Mobile Money at TNM, Chikhulupiliro Mphatso said the donation demonstrates the company’s commitment to reach out to Malawians in need of good health facilities.

“As a token of appreciation for the support Malawians continue to render this network, TNM is donating these 2 Oxygen concentrators worth over K3.1 million. The money we have used for this donation is from the TNM Mobile Money Trust account. Being a Malawian company, we therefore decided that interests accrued from the Trust Fund be ploughed back into communities,” Mphatso said.

Mphatso reaffirmed TNM’s commitment in assisting government in the provision of quality health services in the country especially in rural areas.

Principle Nursing Officer at Mulanje Mission Hospital Tabo Gonani applauded TNM for the timely donation saying this will ease their job and help in serving many patients that are in need of oxygen at any given time.

“There are times that we need to put patients on oxygen but we find ourselves in a position where the oxygen concentrators are not enough. As a result, we are not able to provide the much needed assistance to the patients which at times leads to loss of life so with such kind of donation from TNM, we are certain that they have contributed on saving any lives,” explained Gonani.

Gonani said the hospital has about 7 oxygen concentrators which at times a single ward would require to use 4 concentrators depending on how critical patients are and with the additional 2 from TNM, she said, will serve as a motivation for all the medical workers at the hospital in saving lives.

Mulanje Mission Hospital was designed to serve about 85,000 people from its catchment area but currently provides services to a population of over 550,000 in Mulanje District as well as other surrounding districts and Mozambique.

Other health facilities that have benefitted from the Mpamba Trust Fund include the Majete 2 Health Centre in Chikwawa, Kamuzu Central Hospital High Dependency Burns Unit, Ntchisi District Hospital, Magamba Health Centre in Machinga and Malawi Against Physical Disability’s Kachere Rehabilitation Centre. TNM Mpamba Trust has also supported communities with facilities in education, water and sanitation infrastructure.