Speech therapy campaign at HEAL Africa: about fifty patients cared forFor a week, about fifty patients were received at HEAL Africa Hospital, Goma, during a speech therapy campaign that provided an assessment of children with cleft palate and their initiation to language. The campaign was motivated by the idea to enlighten patients regarding their diagnosis […]
Masisi: 343 women receive their socio-economic rehabilitation kits A collective joy, smiles restored at the end of a successful care! With the financial support of the DRC Humanitarian Fund (DRC HF), HEAL Africa has awarded patents and socio-economic reintegration kits to 343 women beneficiaries of the emergency project for the prevention and holistic response to […]
6 healthcare providers trained in the management of gynaecological pathologies « You have to be trained to be able to give the best of yourself to the Congolese nation ». These were the words of Dr. Jonathan MUHINDO LUSI, co-founder and Legal Representative of HEAL Africa, at the opening of the closing ceremony of the training […]
Australian diplomat, Trystan Peckover, Consul from Australia, has the taken time to visit our hospital and our training and research program. Thanks to our Australian counterpart, AusHEAL, and the outreach efforts of Gwen and Dr. Neil, for bringing the issues of Eastern Congo into the spotlight, through health. This is not the first time Mr. […]
TUISHI AMANI: Celebrating the transformation of masculinity 164 couples took part in the closing ceremony of the 15-week therapy groups held by HEAL Africa as part of the implementation of the project “Involvement of men in the maintenance of security and stability in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo”. With support of […]
The second half of August 2021 brought back a wind of hope blowing over the city of Goma, during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. After multiple deaths recorded in July 2021 and during the first half of August 2021, a glimmer of hope has been on the horizon with the decline in Covid-19 […]
This week, HEAL Africa welcomed 15 new Resident Doctors from the University of Goma. They have come for specialization in different fields: Internal Medicine (4 candidates), Pediatrics (3 candidates), Internal Medicine (4 candidates) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (4 candidates). Three of the candidates are women. The new residency positions are made possible through a collaboration […]
A message from the CEO Dear Partners, May this message find you in good health. God continues to care for us. He has kept us and our families safe during the difficult times we are still going through. I am sure you are aware that this time, last month, Mount Nyiragongo erupted. This is the second […]
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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 […]