Terrie Taylor talks with Sam Kampondeni, currently the only radiologist in Malawi, in front of the building under construction to house the MRI unit adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine is covering the construction costs. In 2007
Dr. Kampondeni spent nine months at MSU’s Department of Radiology advancing his skill in interpreting MRI images.
Photo by John Robert Williams.
Thinking globally is at the heart of MSU’s dedication to forming partnerships with institutions around the world that share our commitment to enhance education, health, agriculture, business, and technology. As the world grows smaller, the university’s reputation as a leader—and sought-after partner—in international academia, research, and economic development becomes ever more vital.
Terrie Taylor, University Distinguished Professor of internal medicine.
Photo by John Robert Williams.
Terrie Taylor, University Distinguished Professor of internal medicine, spends part of each year in Africa researching better ways to combat malaria, a disease that kills as many as three million children in sub-Saharan Africa every year.
Through the efforts of MSU physicians, the General Electric Corp. donated an MRI unit to a hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. The MRI unit will be the first in the region and will serve not only Malawi, but also the neighboring nations of Mozambique and Zambia.
To better understand how malaria can kill, Taylor and her team are doing an autopsy study of children, hoping to identify how cerebral malaria affects the brain. With the use of the MRI, they will be able to look at much of the brain activity while the patient is still alive.
“This will help in so many ways,” Taylor says. “We will use it for the research we do, we’ll be able to use it for everyday patients that come through the hospital, and it will help to attract and retain more doctors to Malawi.”
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