Ongoing Projects

Creation of an Healthcare Center for the association “Care4U” in Cameroun

The association Care4U has been working for several years to improve access to healthcare for everyone in the city of Bafoussam, in central Cameroon. However, their home healthcare service had its limits, and the mortality rate in the surrounding hospitals remains very high in the city. For these reasons, the organization decided to purchase a small...

The Not So Common Story of the Hotel Transformed into a Hospital (Togo)

In 2022, a man approached HWF with a rather unconventional project: to transform a five-story hotel owned by the Church into a hospital to provide quality healthcare to the population of Lomé. This extraordinary idea came to life when the pastor of Lomé realized that the building could serve the community far more effectively as a healthcare center than as...

Medical Aid in Times of Trouble – the Health Centre in Goma (DRC)

In the Goma region, near the Kanyaruchinya displaced persons camp, a medical center specializing in maternal care reached out to HWF for help. Located in an area densely populated by vulnerable people with no access to healthcare, this center supports pregnant women through every stage: prenatal consultations, deliveries (both natural and by cesarean), and...

Creation of the Lifoula health centre, Congo

In 2021, Father Hervé Andongui contacted our project manager with a clear goal in mind: to find medical equipment for a new health center project in the village of Lifoula. The construction of this center was driven by the urgent need to reduce the mortality rate—especially infant mortality. At the time, people had to travel nearly 45 km on rough roads to...

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The Volunteers of HWF

Testimonial from Dr. Charles Van Risseghem

The Volunteers of Hospital Without FrontiersI've been a specialist in clinical biology since 1984. I ran a medical analysis laboratory that had actually been founded between 1950 and 1955, the Laboratoires Van Risseghem-Flasse, which I renamed Laboratoires de Biologie Médicale VR in 1984. I spent my entire career in that laboratory, which grew across the...

Testimonial from Alain Genette, member of the Medical Council

The Volunteers of Hospital Without FrontiersHWF is fortunate to count among its volunteers a wide variety of backgrounds — some from the world of healthcare, others from entirely different fields. The volunteer we're introducing here belongs to that second group: after a career as an architect and cartographer, Alain joined HWF. He brings a valuable...

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Humanitarian Crisis in North Kivu: Conflicts, Mass Displacement, and Interventions of Hospital Without Borders

The North Kivu province, located in eastern Congo, is the most populous region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, covering an area of 59,483 square kilometers and home to approximately 10.5 million people. Unfortunately, since 2022, it has been plagued by violent conflicts between various armed groups, primarily the M23, and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). The consequences …

Healing through Self-Empowerment : Empowering Communities !

In 2024, developing countries continue to face numerous challenges such as climate change, epidemics, poverty, and economic inequalities that hinder their progress. To support them, the international community has launched various initiatives, including the creation of the G77 and the Global South, as well as the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Inequality in Access to Healthcare Worldwilde

The right to health has been recognized by the United Nations since 1948. Unfortunately, a large portion of the global population still does not enjoy this right. In response to this reality, Hospital Without Borders (HWB) is determined to fight to make healthcare accessible to disadvantaged populations.

Are Women the Biggest Losers in the Inequality of Healthcare Access?

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, we will focus on healthcare access for this segment of the population, which is still sometimes marginalized. Women have a longer life expectancy than men, living on average 2 to 4 years longer. However, they are more exposed to the risk of early death. How can this be explained?

THEY TESTIFY

Yves Bodson; Project Holder & EU Representative of AHLS

Yves Bodson is an agronomist by training. Since 2012, he has been collaborating with AHLS Humanitaires (Association Humanitaire de Lutte contre la Souffrance), an NGO based in Dakar, Senegal, where he serves as the European representative.

Benjamin and Violette Tatete; HWB Project Holders and Founders of Tatete Vein Center.

Dr. Benjamin Tatete, a vascular surgeon, and his wife, Mrs. Violette Tatete, a specialized wound care nurse, founded the Tatete Vein Center Foundation, a Congolese nonprofit organization, in 2018.

Testimonial of Etienne Rosman – JSF Project Niamey

A volunteer doctor of Hospital Without Borders (HWB), while visiting his family living in Niamey, the capital of Niger, he encountered healthcare professionals who expressed feeling helpless due to the lack of medical equipment in the region.