Paul Frymoyer is a physician based in Manilus, New York, and an alumnus of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He traveled to Africa twice to propagate better health practices and to treat the disease-stricken natives of Malawi.
Together with his wife, Carolyn, he visited the Crisis Nursery in Lilongwe, home to 22 orphans under the age of two, most of who tested positive for HIV and malaria. Dr. Frymoyer, with his expertise in pediatric nephrology, helped the children get healed. He also visited the different villages of Lilongwe, where he was faced with numerous cases of malaria and parasitic infections. The people of Lilongwe were very grateful for his aid, as they have not seen a doctor in many months, because the villages become inaccessible during the rainy season.
Paul Frymoyer also treated a lot of patients with diarrhea and pneumonia. Despite being exposed to the risk of contracting malaria, he and his wife remained steadfast in their mission to promote health, and took precautions through prophylactic medications and sleeping under a mosquito net. Cases of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are also rampant in the area, though not as bad as in the United States.
Paul Frymoyer has nothing but wonderful words about his Malawi trip, because the people were “truly wonderful and extraordinarily grateful” to have them there. More about his trip to Africa and his professional experience can be found on his
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