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Around the globe, in Goma, DR Congo,  the people of North and South Kivu are living with daily insecurity.  It has been well documented that women's bodies continue to bear a huge part of the cost of the war  in Congo that still is not settled.  Dr. Stephen Lewis recently spoke at the VDay campaign in New Orleans about the situation and its impact on women.

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May 21st: Past and Future

Remember the plane crash in Goma last month?  With the headlines in China, Myanmar, Iraq, Afghanistan, it's hard to keep track of trouble in the world.   But thanks for checking our website.  Nearly a hundred victims were brought to the hospital -- from the plane itself and from the neighborhood into which it crashed. 

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April 29th: Plane Crash Update

On April 15th, a plane operated by Hewa Bora Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from the airport in Goma, with much loss of life. HEAL Africa took the majority of the casualties and treated them for minor and major injuries.

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April 15th: HEAL Africa hospital full of patients from airline crash in Goma

Harper McConnell, volunteer worker at HEAL Africa, is right now trying to get more saline solution and tetanus vaccine for the many patients at HEAL AFRICA's hospital. The plane crash today in Goma has caused many casualties and has flooded HEAL Africa's hospital spaces.

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Wiring Up the Hospital

This week has seen the hospital enter a new electronic age! Members of the Upper Room community in Minnesota have been in Goma to install networking and a new server that will better support the needs of the hospital and program teams. Internet and email access is today available only through a very...

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In the News: March 2008

This week has seen increased attention on the situation in the Congo and the work of HEAL Africa, with a report from CNN on one woman's plight, along with interviews with Jo and Lyn Lusi in both Australia and the USA.

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Seen LUMO? Now What?

If you've seen the film LUMO and want to know how to help bring about change in the situation in Goma, here are three simple ideas that can have a great impact in spreading the word and bringing healing to DR Congo.

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February Update from Goma

A peace agreement was signed a week ago, yet new conflicts are breaking out and people continue to flee to refugee camps. Judy Anderson, Executive Director of the US fundraising office for HEAL Africa, writes from Goma to describe the current situation.

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George Clooney Visits HEAL Africa

Academy Award-winning movie star and Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney visited the hospital in Goma a couple of weeks ago. 

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Rape of a Nation

Why is there war in DR Congo? This narrated photography montage by photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale explains the roots of the conflict and the impact that it's having on the daily lives of its population.

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