We Are Safe

By Cherry | May 26, 2021

Hello Friends,On the evening of Saturday, 22 May 2021, around 7:00 pm,  Mount Nyiragongo erupted. HEAL Africa Hospital was not effected by the lava. Along the streets of Goma, the smell of sulfur was evident. Then the sky turned red. Mount Nyiragongo suddenly erupted. Lava flowed towards Rwanda and into Goma’s city limits, a population of about 2 […]

USAID, First Visitor Since COVID Travel Restrictions Began

By Cherry | February 10, 2021

Last Friday, Feb. 5, HEAL Africa welcomed the Deputy Mission Director of USAID in DRC, Alisa Mautner Cameron. The primary purpose of her visit was to check on the activities conducted by the TUSHINDE Project, in partnership with IMA World Health, and implemented by HEAL Africa. The Tushinde Project uses community based methods to respond and […]

Dr.Benjamin Training in Fistula.

By Cherry | October 5, 2020

Dr. Benjamin receives one of five FIGO fellowships in DRC to train in fistula.

The Health Center Completed!

By Cherry | September 8, 2020

On September 28, 2017, the first stone was laid by Princess Carolina of Monaco, launching the construction of a new Health Center. In its completion, a dedication ceremony was held to celebrate. There have been a few posts on our website and several articles written online (with a simple google search) regarding this project. To […]

Improving Health for Women and Girls, Through Fistula Prevention Awareness

By Cherry | August 17, 2020

HEAL Africa hospital has relaunched sensitizations to increase of the health of women and young girls in North-Kivu province, Goma. This is the second session after a long interruption due to the limitations related to COVID-19. This is normally a routine activity conducted by our health staff. Funded by Engender Health, today’s session drew both […]

Improvements in the Children’s Space

By Cherry | August 14, 2020

COVID-19 put a lot of activities at HEAL Africa to a halt. Sort of. We decided to do some home improvement. Today we held an opening ceremony of the children’s space at HEAL Africa. After nearly five months without activities due to the measures put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, the children […]

Ending Obstetric Fistula Also Means Ending Gender Inequality

By Cherry | May 29, 2020

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 2020 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula was May 23, 2020. This year looked a little different with significantly less people gathered, in lieu of COVID-19. In Goma, eastern DRC, HEAL Africa presented its achievements in the treatment of obstetric fistula patients from 2018 to 2019. In two years, […]

March for Women

By Cherry | March 31, 2020

Each year, International Women’s Day is recognized on 08 March. At HEAL Africa, we take advantage of the full month to appreciate, recognize, and empower women. In Africa, the woman is the core of the family and the fabric which upholds society. The woman, therefore, is the driving force behind our development priorities in the […]

Training Stakeholders at Border infrastructure construction projects to prevent gender-based violence

By Cherry | February 19, 2020

The Trade Facilitation Project in the Great Lakes Region – Projet de Facilitation du Commerce dans la Région des Grands Lacs (PFCGL) have been building and improving roads along the DR Congo’s borders and its neighbors in the Great Lakes Regions. As local civilians have been hired to work on the infrastructure projects, HEAL Africa […]

Le chantier lancé à Goma par la princesse Caroline de Monaco bientôt achevé

By Cherry | February 14, 2020

La princesse Caroline de Hanovre avait posé elle-même la première pierre il y a près de deux ans et demi. Le pavillon hospitalier «mère enfant» à Goma en République Démocratique du Congo doit être achevé en mai. Truelle en main, la princesse Caroline de Hanovre avait étalé le ciment. Puis, de concert avec le docteur Jonathan Kasereka […]