“I heard of the great work you are conducting here at HEAL Africa. This is what motivated me to come and experience it personally”. The First Lady, Denise NYAKERU made a visit to HEAL Africa. She was greeted by staff at the Jubilee Center, where she witnessed children practicing capoeira –and joined in! Dr. Serge, […]
What is Fistula? Because fistula is uncommon and almost unheard of in developed countries, any conversation with those outside the medical profession generally requires some level of explanation. That’s because the condition is uncommon in developed nations and experienced by 2 to 3 million women and girls living in absolute poverty; and a topic that […]
On Friday, April 12, 2019, HEAL Africa launched a training center, made possible by AusHEAL and its Australian friends and partners. The center is part of a vision held by Dr. Jo Lusi and his late wife Lyn, when they initiated the work of HEAL Africa in the 1990s. Although the organization has undergone some […]
We are devastated to share that Moïse passed away last Thursday. We want to thank every single person who prayed, hoped, and donated to save Moïse’s life. Moïse had the ability to lift everyone around him with his humor and affection. In our last Moïse update, Moïse was able to receive chemotherapy in Nairobi because […]
“My marriage turned worse after I got raped as I was coming back from field. My husband stopped considering me as his wife when he learned what happened. He even chased my son from the house for trying to protect me.” Yalala’s experience with gender based violence, is a story like that of many other […]
Hello Friends, We hope your resolutions for the new year is off to a great start! We truly hope that your first month of 2019 started off much better than ours. Between the growing insecurity leading to the elections, the Ebola crisis, the internet being shut down by the government since December…we had a lot of […]
Last year we asked for a dedicated fistula wing from the Fistula Foundation. They gave. A local Congolese architect and builder were hired to design, with Bizi, one of HEAL Africa’s biomedical engineers, taking the role of project manager. We spent 2017/2018 designing and building. There was a lot of anticipation this week, leading to the […]
Education has always been a critical component of our work. We invest in children in and out of the hospital. We offer vocational opportunities and financial literacy for women we support, working to improve their livelihoods. And of course, we train medical professionals. Within the hospital walls, you will also find volunteers from the USA […]
After a 2-month break, schools are back in session for Congo! In the Congolese educational system, the first Monday of September marks as the beginning of the school year. Unfortunately, the Beni region of North Kivu was not able to resume due to insecurity and the last Ebola epidemic. Under the WATOTO sector, HEAL Africa supports […]
Today 7 men and 7 women fulfilled their Clinical Pastoral Training (CPT) at HEAL Africa. With the persistent and pervasive conflict in the eastern DRC, the need for therapy and counseling to address the trauma experienced by many of the region’s population is critical. This is good news for many of the patients at […]