The Training Center IN-USE!
Do you remember when the AusHEAL and Gateway Baptist Church funded training center opened last spring? Well, it’s being utilized and greatly appreciated! Training Rooms 1 & 2 Two training groups use Training Rooms 1 & 2 twice each week with approximately 10 people attending both the Family Medicine Training Program and the COSECSA Basic […]
Container from Project C.U.R.E
Last fall we walked through the hospital with Project C.U.R.E. to assess what was working and what was not, conducting an inventory of much-needed supplies. This week we received a container full of supplies for the hospital! We can’t thank Project C.U.R.E. enough for responding to some of our challenges! To name a few, we […]
More Room for Women & Children
For the last year and a half, construction has been underway for a separate wing at the hospital, dedicated to the needs of women and children. Today a dedication ceremony for “Femme et Enfant”, was held despite that construction is not yet complete. The ceremony was led by Reverend-Pastor Kombi Kasokero from CBCE –Communauté des Églises Baptistes […]
“She Walks Like a Goat”
Elizabeth is 22 years old and walks on all four of her limbs. The people around Goma say she is a woman who “walks like a goat”. As a young child, Elizabeth contracted polio. For years she managed to move around with a metal insert beneath one of her feet to help balance and alignment. […]
The First Lady of DR Congo visits HEAL Africa
“I heard of the great work you are conducting here at HEAL Africa. This is what motivated me to come and experience it personally”. The First Lady, Denise NYAKERU made a visit to HEAL Africa. She was greeted by staff at the Jubilee Center, where she witnessed children practicing capoeira –and joined in! Dr. Serge, […]
How We Treat & Prevent Fistula
What is Fistula? Because fistula is uncommon and almost unheard of in developed countries, any conversation with those outside the medical profession generally requires some level of explanation. That’s because the condition is uncommon in developed nations and experienced by 2 to 3 million women and girls living in absolute poverty; and a topic that […]
A Vision Fulfilled: Training Center Opens!
On Friday, April 12, 2019, HEAL Africa launched a training center, made possible by AusHEAL and its Australian friends and partners. The center is part of a vision held by Dr. Jo Lusi and his late wife Lyn, when they initiated the work of HEAL Africa in the 1990s. Although the organization has undergone some […]
Good bye, Moïse
We are devastated to share that Moïse passed away last Thursday. We want to thank every single person who prayed, hoped, and donated to save Moïse’s life. Moïse had the ability to lift everyone around him with his humor and affection. In our last Moïse update, Moïse was able to receive chemotherapy in Nairobi because […]
From Oppressors to Defenders of Women and the Home.
“My marriage turned worse after I got raped as I was coming back from field. My husband stopped considering me as his wife when he learned what happened. He even chased my son from the house for trying to protect me.” Yalala’s experience with gender based violence, is a story like that of many other […]
Essential Medicines Bolster Health Facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Ebola Threat Looms
Fatal cases of the disease continue to rise, and health facility staff are taking precautions as they treat patients. Since the Ebola outbreak began last August, Direct Relief has sent $8.59 million in medical aid to health facilities across the Democratic Republic of Congo to bolster continued medical care. Read more…