Visiting Medical Professionals
surgical camps
Visiting surgical teams are made up of doctors, nurses, dentists, and ancillary support who fill a gap plaguing Malawi’s understaffed and under resourced healthcare system. AHA staff work directly with local healthcare providers to identify individuals waiting for medical and dental care or surgeries that AHA teams can provide. Malawian providers help prepare patients with diagnoses and screenings before the AHA team arrives, and then work hand-in-hand to provide medical, surgical, and dental services.
The low surgeon to patient ratio, the inability of many rural centers to handle even basic surgeries, and the global COVID-19 pandemic contribute to a backlog of simple surgical cases needing attention. Some surgical teams focus on addressing these backlogs to free up local talent and resources for more complex cases. For example, an AHA surgical team completed six successful stoma reversals in a single day, putting a major dent in Kamuzu Central Hospital’s backlog of 46 patients needing the essential but non-emergency procedure.
trainings to build local capacity
In addition to providing surgical services to patients in Malawi, AHA seeks to increase the capacity of local healthcare workers by providing hands-on trainings. AHA volunteers provide hands-on training to doctors, nurses, and medical students in classrooms and surgical theaters. Past projects have included training on emergency medicine, providing lectures to medical students on cutting-edge medical techniques, and adult and infant CPR trainings for rural healthcare workers.
Those interested in joining a future trip can apply to join a future trip, or contact us about building their own team.
Current upcoming trips include:
September 14-18, 2025: Surgical Camp: Mitundu Community Hospital
November 3-7, 2025: Surgical Camp in partnership with Operation Medical: Kabudula Community Hospital
Click here to join a future surgical trip to Malawi.
Dental Camps
Dentistry is a very under-resourced sector in Malawi’s healthcare system that faces even more extreme supply, personnel, and resource shortages than surgery and preventative care. Many of our past dental patients had never seen a dentist and, due to lack of resources and education, did not have any regular dental hygiene practices. Past dental camps have been held at our hospital partners as well as in partnership with community based organizations at Dzaleka Refugee Camp.
Click here to join a future dental trip to Malawi.
Midwifery Camps
Coming Soon!
Current upcoming trips include:
October 20-24, 2025: Midwifery Camp: Kabudula Community Hospital
