Welcome to The Lighthouse Trust - Malawi
Lighthouse at Kamuzu Central Hospital
The Lighthouse is an HIV and AIDS clinic based in Lilongwe, Malawi at Kamuzu Central Hospital. The Lighthouse offers a Continuum of Care to its clients, caring for them from initial testing, through periods of illness, through to palliative care at the end of life.
Lighthouse approaches the challenge of dealing with HIV and AIDS by offering Integrated Services. These services are Home Based Care (HBC), HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) and Clinical Services.
Integrated services will ensure referrals are straightforward, and clients move easily from Lighthouse HIV Testing and Counseling to Clinic to Hospital to Home Based Care. Lighthouse staff work together to share skills, building clinical skills in HBC, or counseling skills in the clinic.
Welcome to Lighthouse!
Lighthouse was started by staff at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in 1997, who volunteered their spare time to try to meet the need for care in their communities. Full time staffs were assigned to train and support Home Based Care (HBC) by KCH in 1998. Voluntary Counseling and Testing services became part of the Lighthouse in 1999, and a Clinic at Bottom Hospital, specializing in care for HIV/AIDS, was added in 2000. The Lighthouse Centre opened in 2002, providing integrated care for HIV/AIDS, and a home for the three arms of Lighthouse. Free ARVs became available at Lighthouse in June 2004. The Lighthouse Training Centre opened in 2005.Lighthouse is now a Malawi registered Trust, working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Population, but maintaining its own funds through donations.
The Executive Director's Speech
The Executive Director's Speech
