A Generous Gift: London Cardiac Institute Backs MTIMA with Tools that Travel
Three ultrasound machines and 20 Holter monitors, donated by the London Cardiac Institute (with thanks to Dr. Peter Leong-Sit and Carrie Vaughan), will expand MTIMA’s diagnostic reach—more echoes, more rhythm studies, and on-the-ground training that turns equipment into outcomes.
MTIMA–CSE Medical Mission Bursary: Six Tickets, Fourteen Days, One Shared Classroom
MTIMA and CSE are sending six clinicians to Malawi in 2025—each backed by a $6,000 bursary—for two weeks of bedside teaching and shared practice, turning collaboration into durable skills that stay after the mission ends.
Marcello’s Mission 2024: Quiet Work, Steady Gains
In two weeks, Marcello SeungJu Na taught at the bedside, screened patients for cardiac surgery, delivered essential supplies, and planned future rotations—quiet, practical support that helps Malawian clinics carry on stronger after the mission ends.
2024 Christmas Bake Sale: A Sweet Success
Two weeks of cookies and community raised CAD $1,200—CAD $689 net—for MTIMA’s work, turning holiday treats into practical support for education and healthcare in the year ahead.
Rianne: Teaching the Heart, By Hand
For 14 days in October, Rianne of Amsterdam UMC taught echocardiography at the bedside in Malawi—calm, precise, and hands-on—leaving behind cleaner scans, clearer reports, and a clinic day that moves with more confidence.
Ismat Shah: A Lifelong Dedication to Care—and the Quiet Power of Passing It On
From Pakistan to Canada in 1969, through 25+ years at the Ottawa Heart Institute, Ismat Shah built a career on clear images and quieter virtues—then extended it by donating her echocardiography archives to MTIMA, turning experience into a living resource for clinicians in Malawi.
MTIMA Sponsors Dr. Wickson Kaliyapa: A First in the Making
MTIMA is backing Dr. Wickson Kaliyapa with a bursary and mentorship as he trains to become Malawi’s first cardiologist—an investment set to return home as care, teaching, and a cardiology service built for Malawians.
MTIMA Launches a Four-Month Cardiology Lecture Series—Built for Malawi, Tuned to the Clinic
MTIMA’s virtual Cardiology Lecture Series brings Canadian and international experts together with Malawian clinicians for practical, clinic-ready teaching—turning evidence into everyday care, strengthening local skills, and deepening a cross-border community of practice.
MTIMA × CSE: Six Tickets, Fourteen Days, One Big Bet on Hearts
Six clinicians. $6,000 each. 14 days in Malawi. MTIMA and CSE’s 2025 bursary turns small money into lasting capacity—clearer echoes, faster referrals, skills that stay when the plane leaves.
Gabriel Ho: The Volunteer Turning Echoes into Impact
Cardiac sonographer Gabriel Ho doubles as MTIMA’s outreach engine—turning echo expertise into shareable lessons, lifting engagement and education, and proving that clear communication is not a luxury in cardiac care. It’s upstream medicine.
A Milestone Moment: MTIMA’s Debut at CSE 2024
At CSE 2024 in Montreal, MTIMA made its public debut—live demos, real conversations, and new partnerships—turning a conference booth into a launchpad for sharper teaching, shared protocols, and community-driven echocardiography.
First Beat: Malawi’s First Open-Heart Surgery at Blantyre Adventist—And What It Saves
Blantyre Adventist Hospital made history with Malawi’s first two open-heart surgeries, turning overseas hope into local care. The achievement anchors a broader push—training, ICU capacity, and cardiac pathways—so a single breakthrough becomes a sustainable national service.
MTIMA’s Gift: Uncrating a Future at KUHeS
A GE S70 ultrasound traveled from Ontario to KUHeS and became more than a donation—hands-on training, clearer echoes, faster referrals. Logistics met purpose, and a classroom machine turned into a clinic’s new habit of precision.
A Healing Touch: Five Days That Rewired Malawi’s Cardiac Care
In five days at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, a JKCI–Malawi cardiology camp saw 724 patients—524 with heart disease, 60 needing urgent care, 200 queued for surgery—turning months of waiting into actionable plans and resetting expectations for homegrown cardiac capacity.
Raising the Standard: MTIMA’s Practical Blueprint for Better Care in Malawi
MTIMA is raising Malawi’s care standard the practical way—teaching cardiac skills that stick, donating equipment that can be maintained, and turning clean echocardiograms into quicker decisions. The result is quiet but real: shorter queues, clearer plans, steadier care.
KUHeS & MTIMA: Where Evidence Becomes Everyday Care
KUHeS turns evidence into habit, training clinicians to practice what the data prove. Partnering with MTIMA since 2022, the university is strengthening cardiac imaging where it counts—clearer echoes, cleaner reports, faster referrals—so everyday care gains speed, precision, and staying power.
Developed Medical Imaging (DMI): Turning Malawi’s Imaging Gaps into a Blueprint for Care
DMI is rewriting how Malawi does imaging—designated ultrasound rooms, modern radiation safety, maintenance that keeps machines alive, and echo training that changes decisions. With MTIMA, universities, and the Ministry of Health, the test is simple: make Tuesday clinics safer, faster, fairer—and do it again.
MUST & MTIMA: Designing a Diagnostic Future in Malawi
At Malawi University of Science and Technology, MTIMA joined local clinicians to map a high-level diagnostic program built for real clinics: durable equipment, disciplined echo training, quality loops, and a Malawian pipeline from classroom to ward—skills that stay.
Radiology, Rewired: Malawi’s Plan to See Patients Clearly
Malawi’s National Radiology Policy treats imaging as essential care, not a luxury—standardizing services, training pipelines, and quality assurance in a system short on staff but long on need. The goal is simple: see better, decide faster, treat smarter—across clinics, wards, and time.
COVID-19 in Malawi: A Hard Year, A Clearer Mandate for Heart Health
COVID-19 hit Malawi on April 2, 2020; policy moved fast, courts calibrated, and hospitals ran on oxygen and ingenuity. Amid rising cardiac disease, MTIMA builds durable capacity—echo skills, clearer reports, tighter pathways—because competence compounds and minutes saved become lives steadied.

