It is with great pride that we concluded the joint replacement campaign held at HEAL Africa Hospital in Goma, from Tuesday, March 19th to Saturday, March 23rd, 2024. This initiative has brought relief to a large number of patients who have been suffering for too long. The activities were intense, but the positive results achieved […]
On February 22, 2024, HEAL Africa had the privilege of welcoming Lucy Tamlyn, Ambassador of the USA in DRC. Ms. Tamlyn had a moving encounter with women displaced by war, beneficiaries of HEAL Africa’s projects in the Bulengo and some other IDP camps around Goma. During her visit, she stated “In these troubled times where […]
In line with HEAL Africa’s vision to provide specialized care delivered by local experts in DRC, HEAL started a strong orthopedics and traumatology training program for Congolese nurses in 2007. Since then, 112 finalists have completed the program. They return to their health structures of origin after their training to serve their communities to the […]
During the 34th week of her pregnancy, Mrs. Judith BAKUNZI, aged 36, gave birth to triplets at HEAL Africa Hospital on Friday September 22, 2023. Two boys and one girl, the newborns were severely stunted at birth. They were then transferred to the Neonatology Unit of HEAL Africa Hospital for appropriate care. Their situation is […]
6 healthcare providers trained in the management of gynaecological pathologies « You have to be trained to be able to give the best of yourself to the Congolese nation ». These were the words of Dr. Jonathan MUHINDO LUSI, co-founder and Legal Representative of HEAL Africa, at the opening of the closing ceremony of the training […]
Dr Jacques FADHILI joins the team of medical specialists at HEAL Africa Hospital: efforts rewarded Saturday, December 17, 2022, Dr. Jacques FADHILI BAKE receives his diploma upon completion of his specialization in general surgery in Ethiopia, Soddo Christian Hospital. This crowning achievement compensates for his study efforts started in 2016 at HEAL Africa Hospital, Goma, […]
HEAL Africa hospital has been blessed by the birth of quadruplets as of yesterday Dec. 18, 2022. This was the 6th pregnancy for Mrs.KAVIRA KATSUVA Gentille, their mother, who is 35. Birth happened at 31 weeks of pregnancy. The newborns are in the neonatology unit of HEAL Africa Hospital, and their daily care is estimated […]
HEAL Africa, support to justice: 24 other judgements passed, regardingsexual violence casesOn November 18, 2022, the verdict falls: 18 judgments to sentences ranging from 10 to 20years of penal servitude and payment of fines, 3 judgments of acquittal, 3 files referred to theordinary roll and one file renewed because of judgment already rendered. This is […]
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 […]
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 […]