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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]