In the world of entertainment, only a few stars are big enough to be known far and wide by just a single name. And it turns out that one of the biggest of those one-name stars has a whole second calling ... a mission of hope and healing in a place that badly needs it. Tracy Smith reports our Cover Story:

Malawi, a landlocked African nation of 17 million, is about the size of Pennsylvania, and one of the poorest countries on Earth. Disease is rampant here -- and pediatric health care is almost unheard of. But this past July, Malawi's children got some help.

To you and me, she's Madonna. But to people in the city of Blantyre, she's the lady behind the new hospital, and she was there for opening day, along with Mercy, Esther, Stella and David, four of her six children (and all from Malawi).

It was the first time she'd seen the finished building. "Oh my gosh, what a beautiful hospital!" said Madonna. "It's the brightest, most cheerful hospital entrance I've ever seen."

The Mercy James Pediatric Surgery Center (named for her adopted daughter) has new operating rooms and a children's ICU.

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Bron: CBSnews.com

Madonna heeft zojuist aangekondigd dat er aanstaande zondag, 17 september, een nieuw interview met haar uitgezonden zal worden op de Amerikaanse TV zender CBS. Het ziet er naar uit dat het interview is opgenomen ten tijde van de opening van het Mercy James kinderziekenhuis in Malawi.