The second largest country of Africa, full of paradoxes. On one hand, it is rich in natural resources (including cobalt, copper, coltan, crude oil, diamonds, gold); on the other hand, its inhabitants are among the poorest in the world. For decades, the DRC has been suffering from prolonged conflicts that have led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world.
08.11.2023
The new portable ultrasound machine you funded, which arrived from Poland, works wonderfully. It allows our doctors to more accurately diagnose serious health problems in patients, including heart defects in small children. News of modern therapies at our hospital in Ntamugenga is spreading fast, so we are receiving young patients from increasingly remote villages and towns.
We urgently need another doctor who can work with this equipment. Our wonderful Dr Augustyn has already undergone 2 months of training in Goma, with the best ultrasound specialist in North Kivu, but he needs professional training at a European level.
A great opportunity for him is a course organised by doctors from the French Ecole d’Échographie Sans Frontières, which ends with an exam at the embassy and a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound.
Dr Augustyn has already passed the pre-qualification, the only barrier being the cost of the training – over €1,000. We have launched a fundraiser on our homepage just for this purpose and we strongly encourage you to invest in Dr Augustyn’s education.
Every cent spent on the doctor’s education will pay off a hundredfold, as it will bring Dr Augustyn closer to acquiring life-saving skills!
11.09.2024
Little Fabien needs urgent help! Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis sounds mysterious, although it’s estimated that this anatomical defect occurs in as many as 8 in 1,000 children. For Fabien, born in the heart of the Congolese bush, this diagnosis could mean a slow death from starvation and dehydration. His mother was at a loss—her son […]
21.08.2024
A woman who loses her husband is called a widow. A child who loses their parents becomes an orphan. We have words for so many things, but there is no word for a parent who loses a child. Perhaps it’s because such a reversal of the natural order is beyond what our hearts, let alone […]
28.06.2024
When I was leaving for tests with other patients, I asked the physiotherapist to bring Dawid some juice – maybe he will wake up from this coma, maybe he will be thirsty? The news of Dawid’s passing reached Sister Agnieszka the same day. She had fought for him for many months, providing him with treatment […]
