Malawi Matters

Come to hear from the voices of our community!

02.59 Student - Gloria Mtete - BSc Psychotherapy student at SJOG university

16.45 Graduate - Dr Ruth Kalimbira - Dental Surgery graduate from KuHES

33.34 College - Dr Kondwani Mkandawire - Director of Student Affairs at MUST

1.05 Trustee - Dr Bryony Hamel - UK trustee

To see the video watch via our YouTube Channel:

https://youtu.be/djTbNnmB2Mw

Moses recently graduated from Eden University as a pharmacist. He wanted us to share a message to his donors and sponsors. We hope you enjoy listening.

Interested in an elective in Malawi?

Take a listen to our elective student experiences from 2025!

Introduction - Dr Tamsin Lillie CEO Medic to Medic

Experiences in Zomba - Tamara Wimsett

Experiences in Mwanza - Isaac Gianfrancesco and Sean Conrad

Experiences on Likoma Island - Scott Wylie

Experiences in Zomba - James Davis

Wrap up - Dr Tamsin Lillie CEO Medic to Medic

If you're interested in an elective with us, drop us an email to: [email protected] or WhatsApp Tamsin on +265 (0)98 134 5409

We do electives for medical, nursing, optometry and audiology students!

Thank you to our speakers and those who were present live and who've checked in afterwards. The global gathering is an annual event to hear stories from our community in Malawi.

This year we hear from:

• Esmie Mkwinda - Principal at St John of God University Mzuzu
• Yohane Magalasi - Medical Graduate, alumnus of Medic to Medic
• Charles Nyirenda - BSc psychotherapy student at St John of God University, Medic to Medic student
• Liz Howard - Medic to Medic trustee (UK)

During our electives webinar we hear from 8 of our 9 final year medical students who came out to do an elective with us in #Malawi over the last 12 months.

If you are interested in coming out on an elective with us in Malawi - drop us an email:

[email protected].

For every elective student that comes to Malawi with us we are able to provide a scholarship for one Malawian student for one year.

00:00:00 Tamsin - Introduction to Medic to Medic Electives00:11:37 Ben and Romy - Blantyre and Likoma Island00:37:06 Bosco and Kevin - Mzuzu (St Johns and teaching experiences)00:51:51 Deanna - Poster presentation on Period Poverty Project in Malawi00:57:15 Fraser - Blantyre and Mzuzu1:18:01 Richard - Planetary Health in Malawi1:46:06 Sophie - Cervical Cancer in Malawi1:56:55 Tamsin - Financials and review

Each year we host an online Global Gathering where we share stories from our beneficiaries, graduates and colleges partners within Malawi. Take a listen to this years meeting - where you can hear directly from voices in Malawi.

Our guest speakers included:

Here is our Medical Vocabulary translation from English to Nyanja audio made with the help of one of our students, Felistus training to be a doctor in Zambia. A leaflet has been created to use alongside this audiofile.

Here is our Medical Vocabulary translation from English to Kiswahili.  This has been created with our student and alumni community.  If you found this useful - please email us on [email protected] and we will send you the PDF file of the leaflet used in this video.  Please consider making a donation to support our ongoing work supporting students in financial hardship throughout Africa.  

If you would like to practice your Chichewa further we can help organise Zoom sessions of between 30 minutes to one hour.  These sessions are conducted with our students and graduates.  There is a charge for this, which helps with our fundraising for our students and gives an opportunity for students and graduates to earn additional income.  These sessions can either be in pairs or individuals.  Please get in touch on [email protected] to organise.

Imagine being a surgical registrar on call during the first few hours and days following Cyclone Freddy in Malawi. What was it like being a doctor in amongst the devastation? Here Medic to Medic graduate, and surgical registrar Dr Takondwa talks about his experiences.

We're still running our Malawi appeal, take a look, and if you may be able to donate, Zikomo Kwambiri: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/cyclone-freddy-malawi-relief

Here is our Medical Vocabulary translation from English to Chichewa audio made with the help of one of our students, Pauline. A leaflet has been created to use alongside this audiofile. Please email us on [email protected] to receive the PDF file. Please consider making a donation to support our ongoing work supporting students in financial hardship in Malawi. If you would like to practice your Chichewa further we can help organise Zoom sessions of between 30 minutes to one hour. These sessions are conducted with our students and graduates. There is a charge for this, which helps with our fundraising for our students and gives an opportunity for students and graduates to earn additional income. These sessions can either be in pairs or individuals. Please get in touch on [email protected] to organise.