aboutusTHE NEED
There is a little known epidemic.Conditions such as childhood deformity, infected fractures and neglected trauma cause massive suffering globally. Every year, 30 million people sustain a new disability as a result of musculoskeletal injury. Within that group, 1.8 million sustain a fracture that later becomes infected, making it both more expensive and more challenging to treat, and that could result in the loss of that limb. It is estimated that a country like Kenya has 12000 new fracture-related infections each year.On top of this are the many cases of congenital childhood deformity and other neglected trauma.Sadly, developing countries are disproportionately affected by these challenges because of poor infrastructure and a lack of access to limb reconstruction surgery.
BOVIN BEFORE
THE ANSWER
LIMB RECONSTRUCTION IS AN ESSENTIAL WEAPON IN ADDRESSING THIS CRISIS. This is a field within orthopaedic surgery that is at the cutting edge of the treatment of limb deformities, fracture-related infection and poorly healing fractures.
The Kijabe Limb Reconstruction Unit is an emerging centre of excellence based in Kijabe, Kenya and providing care for some of the most challenging orthopaedic conditions.
BOVIN AFTER
THE VISION
The vision of the Kijabe Limb Reconstruction Unit is a world where men, women and children CAN ACCESS THE LIMB RECONSTRUCTION CARE THAT THEY NEED, when they need it, regardless of where they were born or how much money they happen to have. Towards this end, we are developing a centre of excellence in Kijabe, Kenya that trains 10 limb reconstruction surgeons from 10 sub-Saharan countries in the next 10 years, MULTIPLYING OUR IMPACT ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
meet the surgeon
DR. MBONISI MALABA
Orthopaedic and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon, Founder of the Kijabe Limb Reconstruction Unit
DR. MALABA IS MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN. He is a Zimbabwean orthopaedic surgeon who relocated to Kenya in 2015 to start and strengthen churches in East Africa and beyond. Whilst in Kenya, he subspecialised in paediatric orthopaedics with the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) During his surgical training, he was awarded a number of prizes including the medal for best-performing candidate in the COSECSA Orthopaedic (2017) and Paediatric Orthopaedic (2021) Examinations as well at the prestigious Gerald O´Sullivan Medal (2017) awarded by COSECSA and the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland to the graduate with the highest overall mark across all surgical specialties. In 2022, he did a further one year subspecialist fellowship training in paediatric and adult limb reconstruction at the Royal London Hospital (one of the busiest trauma centres in Europe) and theRoyal National Orthopaedic Hospital - a centre of excellence north of London. He pastors OneTribe Church in Nairobi, Kenya and through the Advance Movement serves and supports several dozen churches or church plants in East Africa as well as serving more broadly in the wider church.
the hospital
Kijabe Hospital is a renowned centre of excellence in healthcare and medical training, serving patients from across Kenya and beyond. Nestled on the scenic escarpment overlooking the Great Rift Valley, it combines world-class care with a vibrant teaching environment that equips the next generation of African healthcare professionals. Located in the welcoming village of Kijabe, the hospital forms part of a unique medical community alongside another neighbouring mission hospital, fostering collaboration and innovation in a serene, picturesque setting.
