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Better Health for

Malawi

Health System Problems


1. Lack of hospitals and substandard
health services
2. Shortage of medical supplies
3. Lack of doctors and nurses
4. People die from preventable causes
5. Lack of vaccinations/Immunization
Programs
6. Improper reproductive health programs
or Birth Centers
7. Lack of transportation to go to hospitals
8. Unreliable and amateur diagnoses of
diseases
9. Misuse of medications

= LOW LIFE EXPECTANCY

Government Health Centers


Unorganized

Not well
prepared

Crowded/
Overloaded

Hans design

Shaped as a cross
Check-in in the middle
Check-up/Vaccination
Dispensary/Consultation
Birth Center
Waiting area
Clean bathrooms
4 entrances

Jesss Design

Supplies room
Check in/info area
Birthing rooms
Check-up/vaccination rooms
1 entrance

Davids Design

1 hallway in the middle


Room for doctors
Waiting/Checking room
Pharmacy
Supply room
Vaccination area
Restrooms

Kevins Design

Reception/
info desk
Supply shelf
Treatment
room

Building in Malawi

Sun baked bricks


Typically uses a tin or thatched roof
Bamboo can be substituted for timber
Zidina building method is the most effective
Sustainable resources
Local labor

Locations
Villages that are far away from hospitals and have no access to health
services.

Kweneza

Kasungu

Final Design of Malawi Health Center

Check in

Conclusion
Check-up and vaccinations to decrease the rate of deaths due to preventable
causes
Better, cleaner, well prepared birth centers
Organized Dispensary and consultation to decrease the misuse of medications
Cleaner waiting area and bathrooms
Give people the chance to access to basic health services

Less Sickness and more health

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