For the last several years I have felt impressed that our program needed to get involved with outreach to the community surrounding our hospital. Through a series of talks with our local community leaders and traditional authority, God opened the doors for us to be able to start this project in January 2026. We were blessed to combine our outreach with the dental team at the village of Magwira which is a 20-minute drive from the hospital. The surgical team who went included myself, Dr. Matthew Kolleh (PGY5), Dr. Joela Hayibor (PGY2) and our translator Maxwell. During our time at the village health center, we were able to discuss a number of topics such as BPH, prostate cancer, gastritis, and esophageal cancer. A crowd of approximately 70-80 people were in attendance, and they had many insightful questions. It was an incredible experience to go to our patient’s “home” to discuss some of these common surgical conditions, and we were also able to screen several of them to come to the hospital for further care. We pray that God continues to bless these outreaches as we go on a monthly basis into the community.
Brent Sherwin, MD
Program Director, General Surgery
Malamulo Adventist Hospital
