Karawa Pharmacy Fire Update
In July 2021, a lightning strike and ensuing fire completely destroyed the Karawa Hospital Pharmacy. The pharmacy included a regional stock of medicines, medical library, [...] Read More
Category Archives: Congo health
PCP Medical Ambassadors Retreat Results In New Plans for 2022-2023
The PCP Medical Ambassadors met in March for their second in-person retreat to plan for the future of the PCP Medical Ambassadors program. We determined [...] Read More
Addressing Severe Acute Malnutrition in DR Congo
In countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), major causes of child mortality are birth asphyxia (death within minutes of delivery), prematurity, respiratory diseases, [...] Read More
The Christian Nurses Association in Congo
The following story was written by The Christian Nurses Association in Congo and submitted to the Florence Nightingale 2021 website, managed by the Ontario Nurses Association. [...] Read More
Back to Congo
Dear Mission Friends, For the first time in 2 years, Paul Carlson Partnership and the Covenant Church of Congo connected again in person in DR [...] Read More
Neonatal Deaths on the Decline
The CEUM Medical team has made gradual improvements over the past four years in decreasing the neonatal mortality rates from 5.5/1,000 live births to 2.7/1,000 [...] Read More
New Karawa Hospital Pediatric Ward Completed
The Karawa Hospital Pediatric Ward was completed February 24, 2021. The bed capacity increased from 18 to potentially 60 beds, which is more than twice the [...] Read More
Planning for 2021 Underway
In spite of Covid, the medical work continues for the doctors, nurses, and medical staff of the CEUM. Covid has not taken a toll in [...] Read More
Ophthalmology Training Begins
Our partners in Congo find themselves behind the rest of Sub-Sharan Africa in terms of eyecare. For the past three years, the million plus people served by [...] Read More
2nd Annual Medical Ambassadors Retreat A Success
The 2nd Annual Medical Ambassadors Retreat held in November 2020 was a unique experience as we met on Zoom. There were over 40 people from 13 [...] Read More