The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has been appointed the ambassador of a Christian healthcare charity which supports work to improve lives in one of the poorest regions of the world.

Lord Wallace said he was delighted to help promote EMMS International which funds two programmes at Mulanje Mission Hospital in Malawi, which is run by the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) –a Church of Scotland partner.

One is a teenage pregnancy prevention programme and the other is focussed on improving palliative care, tuberculosis screening, and water and sanitation facilities at rural health clinics in the southern part of the country.

Lord Wallace had hoped to be in Malawi to visit the Church’s partners in person in January, but the trip was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A series of online meetings were arranged instead.

He described the programmes as ‘tremendous’ and said he hoped that church members would consider donating money to help the Edinburgh-based charity continue funding the programmes.