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Ongoing Projects

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...

Support with Medical Equipment for the “Notre Dame de Lourdes” Medical Center in Kasumbalesa (DR Congo)

In 2023, the head of the Notre Dame hospital reached out to HWF with a request: to help his facility save more lives and improve the quality of care. In response, we immediately took action and brought this goal to life in 2024. HWF’s support made it possible to: Create 20 new inpatient beds Strengthen the gynecology and obstetrics department Renew...

Developing Health Zones in Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritania

This summer, we launched a major project: sending seven humanitarian containers to Mauritania and Côte d’Ivoire. In February 2025, the project came to fruition with the shipment of the final four containers. Inside: everything needed to equip small health centers and ensure medical consultations, patient care, minor surgery, as well as care for pregnant...

Container for Kinshasa

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 11 a.m., a container will depart from Hospital Without Borders (Hôpital Sans Frontières) bound for Kinshasa. It contains a dental office for the GYMEP+ center, medical equipment for Saint Joseph Hospital in Kinshasa, and a Pump!t, a device for drawing and purifying water powered by a seesaw, intended for Don Bosco.

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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 …

Inequality in Access to Healthcare Worldwilde

February 15, 2024

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.

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).

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

Monday, March 11, 2024

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.