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 […]
Last Friday, Feb. 5, HEAL Africa welcomed the Deputy Mission Director of USAID in DRC, Alisa Mautner Cameron. The primary purpose of her visit was to check on the activities conducted by the TUSHINDE Project, in partnership with IMA World Health, and implemented by HEAL Africa. The Tushinde Project uses community based methods to respond and […]
Dr. Benjamin receives one of five FIGO fellowships in DRC to train in fistula.
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 […]
COVID-19 put a lot of activities at HEAL Africa to a halt. Sort of. We decided to do some home improvement. Today we held an opening ceremony of the children’s space at HEAL Africa. After nearly five months without activities due to the measures put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, the children […]