Lisa's on a mission to Malawi to train nurses

A COMMUNITY health visitor is planning to spend two years in Malawi to help educate student nurses and midwives.

Lisa Drayson has joined Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO), the international charity that aims to help people in developing countries, and will be based in the country's northern town of Mzuzu.

Ms Drayson has worked in NHS Lothian for the past six years, first as a midwife and then as a qualified health visitor in the Haddington area of East Lothian.

She said: "I decided that I needed a new challenge in my life, so I applied to VSO and was accepted on to the programme.

"I've already met a couple of the people who will travel to Malawi with me, although we won't be working together.

"When I get there, I'll have a couple of weeks of training before I move up to Mzuzu.

"The prospect of living and working in a totally different culture is both nerve-wracking and exciting and I can't wait to get there."