Dr.Benjamin Training in Fistula.
Dr. Benjamin receives one of five FIGO fellowships in DRC to train in fistula.
The Health Center Completed!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Australia Day honours list recognises Brisbane couple living half the year in the Democratic Republic of Congo
“Just trying to repair the damage is not sustainable. What we wanted to do is something that’s sustainable and that’s why we started a training program to train these young doctors how to do the surgery, how to do it properly and not to panic when they’re on their own,” Dr Wetzig said. Read the […]
16 Baptized
Each Christmas season, our Spiritual Ministry department offers the opportunity for baptisms. This year, 16 people who came to Christ took the opportunity to express their faith through baptism. The event was held very early in the morning, at 6:30 am, before the beginning of Tuesday chapel. The Capoeira for Peace team performed a routine […]