American songwriter and artist Madonna opened a surgery center in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, according to Yahoo News.
Here are five things to know:
1. Madonna named the surgery center, Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, after her 11-year-old daughter Mercy James who was born in Malawi.
2. She opened the surgery center through her charity, Raising Malawi.
3. The facility is the first of its kind in the country.
4. The surgery center will likely double the number of pediatric surgeries providers perform every year, according to a post on Raising Malawi's website.
5. The site will also serve as a training ground for physicians seeking to acquire pediatric surgery skills.