Medical Programs
With over 50 years of legacy experience, Paul Carlson Partnership partners with Congolese leadership and relationally invests in local ownership. Your partnership allows us to multiply impact to fuel long-term sustainability. These values are reflected in how we choose projects to support or develop. Click on any of the links below to learn more about our medical programs, all done in partnership with the CEUM medical system.
Healthcare in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Ubangi province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the CEUM (The Communauté Évangélique de l’Ubangi-Mongala – or, the Covenant Church in Congo) runs a medical system of four health zones, which includes 5 hospitals and between 90-115 clinics. This system, once one of the most advanced in sub-Saharan Africa, has been severely damaged over the recent decades of war. PCP is committed to walking alongside the CEUM as they restore this vast medical system to its pre-war days and beyond.
The population in this region is approximately 800,000 and is roughly the size of the state of Georgia. With extreme poverty affecting its people, it is very difficult for a medical system to sustain itself, much less improve its facilities without outside partnership. Most people live, on average, about 16 miles away from the nearest hospital, must travel on rough, difficult roads, and cannot afford treatment. Rural clinics are staffed by a single nurse and a few guards. Clean water is not easily accessible and contaminated water often causes preventable diseases.
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Life Expectancy at Birth: 60 yrs old
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Maternal Mortality Ratio: 693 per 100,000 live births
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Under 5 Mortality Rate: 98 per 1,000 live births
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Infant Mortality Rate: 74 per 1,000 live births
UCare4Congo supports the entire Covenant Church of Congo medical system, which includes training medical professionals, providing medicines and supplies, improved infrastructure, and quality patient care. Our partners can deepen their holistic gospel ministry of caring for the whole person and entire communities through UCare4Congo. Learn more.
Looking for a way to get involved? Our Medical Ambassadors are a group of compassionate, dedicated medical professionals applying their skills for transformed and saved lives. They focus on training the trainers for multiplied medical impact in DR-Congo. Learn more.
Nurses are the backbone of healthcare in Congo. They are passionate and dedicated, sacrificing much to go to school. We work to keep these hardworking students in school, support school resources, and change communities for generations to come.
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