It is most likely that Ndimurwange Mbarushimba will leave the HEAL Africa Hospital within the month. Some neighbors will pick him up and bring him home to his remote village, Nyambwe, 50 kilometers outside of the provincial capital of Goma. During this half day trip, while bumping along the dirt roads, Ndimurwange will carefully watch […]
He wanted only to care for his family – and he paid for it with his life. “Congo was in war”, remembers Michael.* “Dad wanted to defend our little petrol station when the armed men came. He feared that we would starve without our little business”, tells the 17 year old boy. When the father […]
“My name is Kasoli and I am 9 years old. I come from Kitumbiro, which is near Butembo (in the North of the North Kivu province). I arrived at Heal Africa with my mum on August 5, 2011.” Kasoli’s mother states, “It all started when we noticed her forearms was getting swollen. We went to […]