There are expectations of improved diagnosis, safer emergency response, and enhanced patient care at Chilomoni Health Centre following a K33 million donation of critical medical equipment by National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Plc, marking the conclusion of the Bank’s 2025 ‘12 Days of Christmas’ Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
The donation forms part of NBM Plc’s wider K255 million CSR package implemented between December 5 and 22, which targeted health, education and community wellbeing initiatives across all districts of the country.
For Chilomoni Health Centre, the Bank procured vital medical equipment including patient monitors, an ECG machine, a biochemistry analyser, oxygen concentrators, an electric suction machine, a nebuliser, a defibrillator and 12 wheelchairs, all expected to strengthen service delivery as the facility transitions into a community hospital.
Speaking during the handover ceremony on Monday, NBM Plc Head of Retail Banking Division, Oswin Kasunda, said the donation marked the grand finale of the Bank’s annual festive season initiative, designed to systematically channel support to communities nationwide.
“As NBM Plc, we are excited because this is this year’s grand finale of the 12 Days of Christmas campaign. It is a programme that started in 2021, where, as a Bank, we decided that every year we set aside a certain amount of money to support communities across the country in sectors such as health, education and social wellbeing. We may not reach every household, but we have managed to reach every district, which makes the impact significant,” said Kasunda.
Receiving the donation, Chilomoni Health Centre Officer in Charge, Dr Steven Mlangiza, said the support would help address critical service gaps as the facility is upgraded to a community hospital.
“We are very happy and grateful for this support from National Bank. Chilomoni Health Centre is undergoing an upgrade to become a community hospital, which will enable it to admit patients and conduct more diagnostic tests. This donation will help us move significantly in that direction,” said Mlangiza.
He added that the equipment would also support government efforts to fully operationalise the facility as a community hospital serving a catchment population of over 65,000 people.
Meanwhile, Vice Chairperson of the Chilomoni Health Centre Management Committee, Maliko Paul Chikaonga, thanked NBM Plc for the donation and assured the ‘Bank of the Nation’ that the equipment would be properly utilised and safeguarded.
Other beneficiaries of this year’s ‘12 Days of Christmas’ initiative included health centres such as St Martin’s in Mwanza, Area 25 and Chilomoni, schools in Chazunda, Mpemba, Kasungu, Liwonde and Mzuzu, as well as community institutions like Wells of Joy Orphan Care and Makande Resource Centre for the visually impaired, among others.
