BY TIMOTHY KRATZER, MD
Dr. BISOMWA MULANDA Morgan is completing his fourth year of a pediatric residency at the University of Abomey-Calvi, the principal public university in the West African country of Benin. The university, located in the city of Abomey-Calvi in the south of the country, is a member school of the Association of African Universities. He is a medical school graduate of the Université Évangélique en Afrique (UEA)/Bukavu.
Dr. Morgan gives thanks to the Central Africa Healthcare Organization (CAHO) for supporting him for the last three years of his residency. Without this support, he would not have been able to continue this training. His goal is to care for sick children in the various health structures of the Free Methodist Church DRC. He has been trained in the care of sick children in the pediatric emergency room as well as hospitalized patients. Well-child care based in outpatient clinics was also included in his training. He also has received specialized training in neonatology, pediatric cardiology, and sickle cell disease.
Before Dr. Morgan received support for his specialization training, he found that the living conditions in Benin away from his family in DR Congo were not easy. With scholarship assistance, his wife and children have been able to join him. His wife’s name is SOLANGE BAHIZIRE Ornella. They have a daughter JOHARI MULANDA Béatrice and two boys BISOMWA MULANDA Albert and KITUMAINI MULANDA Scofiel.
Residents in African training programs do not receive a living stipend. In fact, they have fees which need to be paid to the university as well as living costs. The cost for the last year of his residency was $10,900 (see chart below), which was paid out of the CAHO scholarship fund. This account is currently in deficit, and for this reason we are asking friends and members of the Free Methodist Healthcare Fellowship for their support. You can give at www.congohealth.org or to the Free Methodist Healthcare Fellowship.
Dr. Morgan and his family are currently worshipping in a neighborhood Pentecostal Church. After completing his training, he is committed to serving the Free Methodist Church in DR Congo, providing both well-child care and care for the critically ill. It is anticipated that his primary assignment will be Deaconess Nundu Hospital, but he has served as the medical director of the Mshimbakye Hospital, south of Nundu.
He was born at a health center in Makabola, a village 18 miles north of Nundu. He has the conviction that his training will have a positive impact in improving the care of children by ensuring a high standard of care for all children as well as training health workers who will have a shared passion for taking care of sick children.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to support Dr Morgan.