This diverse medical volunteer project has huge potential to improve the level of primary health care that is currently provided in the rural communities in Malawi. The project focuses on improving health care through education and awareness, as well as supporting medical treatment. Volunteers with different levels of experience and knowledge can be of great importance in assisting either in community work or within resourced medical clinics. 

The current government health care system in Malawi is organised into three levels. 

• Local health care centers – these deal with the most common and easily treated problems and offer maternity services 
• District community hospitals – these deal with more serious cases. They provide secondary health care, including some basic types of surgery. 
• Central hospitals – there are 3 central hospitals where they offer tertiary care. They are situated in the North, Central and Southern regions of Malawi.

As the majority of Malawi’s population lives in rural areas, access to these facilities is difficult and expensive as half of Malawi’s population lives below the poverty line. Malawi faces constant food uncertainty, high levels of malnutrition leading to a high infant mortality rate. Furthermore, Malawi is one of the countries most affected by HIV/AIDS and malaria.