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 […]
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 […]