CME Bunia has become the Clinique Universitaire for the Faculty of Medicine at Shalom University Bunia. It is proposed to increase the capacity from 120 beds to 300 and an evaluation by Engineering Ministries International highlighted the need for two more wells to provide sufficient water for the hospital, at a cost of $7,000 USD Read more about Two more wells for CME Bunia[…]
Dr. Innocent trained in ophthalmology and his wife Jeanne d’Arc in optometrics in Mali. They joined the team in January 2024 but found the clinic very ill-equipped. Several gifts have enabled the purchase of some needed equipment and there are ongoing needs. Dr. Innocent has recently been to Kampala to see what quality of equipment Read more about Ophthalmology at Centre Médical Evangélique Bunia[…]
After installation in 2017, the 32 acid batteries began to fail in 2023. A request was made to Samaritan’s Purse to replace the batteries and upgrade the installation. From their very generous gift, the acid batteries were replaced with four lithium-ion batteries and the campus is once again blessed with solar power.
Since December 2018, CME Bunia has had a full-time general surgeon, Doctor Samy Nigo. A new surgical ward was completed, furnished, and dedicated in March 2023. Dr. Baraka Mandro joined the surgical team in August 2023 and Dr. Sami Kobinama, a cancer surgeon, joined the team in January 2024. From the opening day, the beds Read more about Surgical Ward for CME Bunia Completed[…]
The hangar/church has been completed and there is now a congregation of 80 to 90 people every Sunday. Pastor Ochaite was ordained in July 2022, had a late graduation from Bible school in August 2022. We were heartbroken to learn that he died in October 2022.
The updated budget for the surgical ward is $81,475 USD. $54,653 has been spent already and $26,822 is the remaining need.
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.
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 – Completed[…]
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 – Done[…]
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[…]