Since December 2018, CME Bunia has had a full-time general surgeon, Doctor Samy Nigo. The next priority is a large ward for surgical patients. The estimated cost is $50,000 USD. CME is currently making cement bricks for the walls of the surgical ward.
Construction is nearing completion on the security fence for the PRORESO School for the Deaf after many delays. 480 meters of concertina barbed wire have been installed, but 120 meters more are needed at a cost of $1,100 USD.
To supplement the construction grant of 745,000 EURO from Bread For The World, a gift of $25,000 US was received to complete the electrification of all the buildings of the ISTM. This facilitates a good internet connection for staff and students. The solar panels and batteries were purchased and installed and the whole campus was Read more about ISTM Electrification[…]
Can you imagine a hospital without water? In recent years, the hospital of Centre Medical Evangélique of Nyankunde, in Bunia, had less and less water supply. The city water could not be counted on to fill the plastic tanks, and sometimes there was no water to scrub up for surgery, no water for patients to Read more about A well for CME Hospital, Bunia, D R Congo[…]
Dear Friends of PRORESO, In the midst of our struggles with COVID-19 around the world, I received some very encouraging pictures from PRORESO this week. In March we were given a gift by the Evangelical Church of the Deaf in Toronto and this is how it has been used. In Ituri province in Congo there Read more about PRORESO School for the Deaf update May 2020[…]
The private Patients pavilion has been completed. It was dedicated in January 2019 and since then has been almost fully occupied all the time. The 8 private rooms with ensuite bathrooms/showers are very much appreciated.
At the end of September a gift was received to complete the budget of $25,760 US for a security fence for PRORESO School for the Deaf in Bunia, Ituri Province, D R Congo. It is important to keep out the thieves who once stole the solar panels and repeatedly steal the garden produce. Also the Read more about PRORESO Security Fence[…]