May 13, 2013
Seraphine Apendeki was born in Kandolo, 150 km away from the town of Kindu, in the Maniema province. Her father is now dead but she still has her mother. She got married in 1996 to Kitoko Siyaminyanga. Her husband is from Katambo, 37 Km away from Kandolo and 187 Km from Kindu.
“I had six children with my husband, 4 girls and 2 boys. At the end of my 7th pregnancy, I gave birth in a local health centre with [...]
April 30, 2013
La semaine du 15 au 21 Avril 2013 a été très active pour les femmes qui sont passées par HEAL Africa pour les soins, après avoir été victimes de violences basées sur le genre et violences sexuelles, qui ont eu la grâce d’aller renforcer leurs capacités auprès de partenaires de HEAL Africa, entre autre :
- Cite de la Joie, financé par Vday et la Fondation Panzi ; et - Un Jour Nouveau via son partenaire VLISCO.
March 4, 2013
While the armed conflicts continue in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people who have been forced to flee from their homes struggle to survive in camps for the internally displaced around the city of Goma. Among them are several hundred people living with handicaps who have had to walk between ten and fifty miles from their villages. Ndohondi is one of them. She is living in a hangar in Camp Mugunga 3, sharing the space with 38 others [...]
March 1, 2013
Alors que des conflits armés continuent à l’est de la République Démocratique du Congo, des milliers de personnes qui ont été obligées de fuir leur maison, luttent pour leur survie dans des camps de déplacées aux alentours de la ville de Goma. Parmi elles, quelques centaines de personnes vivant avec handicap qui ont été obligées de parcourir des dizaines de kilomètres à pieds depuis leurs villages. Ndohondi Banyanga en fait partie. Obligée de loger dans un hangar qu’elle partage avec [...]
February 7, 2013
“Before we did not know if a pregnant woman was infected with HIV/AIDS, but now we have the opportunity to not only have knowledge, but also, and especially to protect the baby from HIV infection,” testifies Kakule Kakwanza, the nurse who runs the health center in Busumba. It is located in an area that has seen much troop movement and displacement of people in the past twenty years.
Since HEAL Africa trained the staff and provided the testing services at Kakwana, [...]
February 7, 2013
« Avant nous ne pouvions pas savoir si une femme enceinte est atteinte du VIH Sida, mais maintenant nous avons la possibilité non seulement de le savoir, mais aussi et surtout de préserver le bébé de toute contamination au VIH. » témoigne Kakule Kakwanza, l’infirmier qui dirige le centre de santé de Busumba.
Depuis que HEAL Africa a installé dans sa structure un programme de prévention de la transmission du VIH de la mère à l’enfant(PTME), Kakwanza accueille désormais des nombreuses femmes enceintes [...]
February 2, 2013
Rape and gender-based violence is an issue that affects girls and women around the world. It happens in families of privilege as well as those in poverty. It occurs on university campuses, in armed forces and in offices of all kinds. It is an issue that cuts across all sectors of society, all religious groups, and all socio-economic levels. One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime (onebillionrising.org). [...]
January 15, 2013
Goma, 14 Janvier 2013 –HEAL Africa est profondément choquée par la mort d’une femme, violée par deux membres de sa famille dans un village au Nord Kivu, à l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo(RDC).
Kahambu Buruka Baseme, femme célibataire de 32 ans est morte des suites de ses blessures, après avoir été victime d’un viol dans son village de Kyambiri, le 9 Janvier 2013. Elle a succombé, le 10 janvier, dans un poste de santé de fortune où elle avait [...]
December 21, 2012
On December 17th, the United Nation’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a report outlining the key issues and priorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to date. The full text of the report can be found here: North Kivu Situation Report 18 OCHA – DRC
OCHA highlights and key priorities include:
Concerns for protection of civilians as armed groups reportedly amass in Masisi Education specialists start rehabilitating 261 schools in Beni territory; 100 schools to receive [...]December 19, 2012
Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block (USRNB) is a safe and simple analgesia tool for site-specific, rapid pain relief for bone and soft tissue injuries. Dr. Margaret Salmon led a study at HEAL Africa, exploring the use of USRNB. 39% of patients at the HEAL hospital and similar institutions would otherwise receive no analgesia for pain as narcotics are rarely available. Patients reported the USRNB dramatically reduced their pain levels, illuminating the potential of using this technology in impoverished areas as part of [...]
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