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Serving in the Line of Fire
HEAL Africa's newly formed media department speaks with Handicap International about their collaboration with the HEAL Africa hospital during times of intense conflict. You can listen to the interview here.
| More...HEAL Staff Update- December 16
We would like to thank the all-mighty God who protects us among and during this painful situation that has paralyzed the everyday life of thousands of Congolese citizens in the East of the DRC since many years now, but particularly since October 2008. Families and individuals have deeply been affected by this overwhelming situation.
| More...November 8 Conflict Update
Our friends in Congo continue to live on the edge of chaos. It is Saturday morning on the US East coast. We just talked with Dr. Jo Lusi in Goma. It has been a quiet day in Goma. Yesterday there was a large panic after the CNDP (Nkunda’s army) shot rockets at MONUC (UN Peacekeeping troops) outside of Goma. The World Food Program was on the road to deliver food that many refugees were depending on for survival. MONUC told them to turn around after the rocket attack, leaving tens of thousands of people with nothing to eat.
| More...HEAL Africa Staff Journals
Read daily journal entries from HEAL Africa staff members about the current crisis.
| More...November 1 Update
Dr. Jo Lusi, Director of HEAL Africa and North Kivu governor, Julien Paluku, welcomed French foreign minister Bernard Koucher and UK foreign minister, David Miliband at the Goma airport. The two officials came to Goma to evaluate the security situation and "to carry a clear political message from...
| More...North Kivu Conflict Update
HEAL Africa works at the epicenter of a conflict that has raged for years, but has come to a climax in the last several days. Control for Goma currently rests in limbo between the national army (FARDC) in collaboration with the UN peacekeeping forces (MONUC) and the rebel group, CNDP, led by Laurent...
| More...Telling Their Stories
Change is part of life in Congo as it is everywhere else in the globe. HEAL Africa's goals are to train people in Congo, for Congo's future benefit. That began in the hospital, but extends to the community. One way in which HEAL Africa is helping is by providing the medium for Congolese people to tell their stories to the outside world.
| More...Hand in Hand: Gender Based Violence and HIV
Recognizing the correlation between gender-based violence and the transmission of HIV/AIDS among women and children, particularly those living in war zones where extreme violence and widespread rape are common, is a key component in developing successful and sustainable programs to effectively combat both overlapping crises. Lyn Lusi, one of the founders of HEAL Africa, will be speaking to these interrelated issues on the first day of meetings during the XVII International AIDS Conference on Sunday, August 3, 2008 in Mexico City.
| More...Keep Updated on News from DRC
HEAL Africa provides links to relevant news stories coming out of Democratic Republic of Congo. Click here to stay updated on the current situation and read about HEAL Africa in the news.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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