A Temporary Farewell to Dr. Bill and Ann Clemmer
Yesterday, during our regular Sunday chapel service, we said goodbye to Dr. Bill and Ann Clemmer, who will be spending their Christmas holiday with family and friends. Children from the HEAL Africa Sunday School program performed a skit about the nativity of Jesus Christ. Ann and Bill, along with their home church in the USA, […]
It’s Clubfoot Thursday
Each Thursday, patients from surrounding communities come to HEAL Africa because treatment and consultation for clubfoot begin at 8 am. Some arrive by motorbike, some on foot–with mothers carrying children who are unable to use their feet; some arrive with makeshift crutches; and others, who come from areas a little too far from Goma and/or […]
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock remarks at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly side event: Sharing experiences in addressing gender-based violence
Sharing experiences in addressing gender-based violence: Women & girls in crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of South Sudan I was in the DRC in March, and while I was there, I went to Heal Africa in Goma. A female colleague and I spent an hour with a woman who […]
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 […]