Washington — The Peace Corps celebrated 50 years in Malawi August 23 with the country's launch of its Global Health Service Partnership program at a ceremony at the Presidential Statehouse in Lilongwe. The celebration featured Malawian President Joyce Banda, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Jeanine Jackson, Peace Corps acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet and the chief executive officer of Seed Global Health, Dr. Vanessa Kerry.
Eleven of the 30 volunteers sworn in at the White House in July as the first class of the Peace Corps' Global Health Service Partnership program will serve their one-year assignments at local health care institutions in Malawi, including the University of Malawi's College of Medicine, Kamuzu College of Nursing and Mzuzu University. The new volunteers will serve as medical and nursing educators, working alongside local faculty to train the next generation of health care professionals. Malawi is one of three African countries, along with Tanzania and Uganda, participating in the new program.
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