Don Bosco Ngangi Medical Center

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The Salesians of Don Bosco

The Salesians of Don Bosco are a religious order founded in the late 19th century by St John Bosco to care for poor and at risk children

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Don Bosco Ngangi is a Salesian run center in Goma located in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Goma is located in South Kivu province, the heart of the warfare that has claimed 6 million lives in the Congo since 1996.

Goma is located in North Kivu province, the heart of the warfare that has claimed 6 million lives in the Congo since 1996

The presence of UN peace keeping forces and it’s location on the border, have made Goma the receipient of the massive human wave of refugees fleeing the conflict and atrocities

The presence of UN peace keeping forces and it’s location on the border, have made Goma the recipient of the massive human wave of refugees fleeing the conflict and atrocities

Like other Don Bosco Centers around the world, Don Bosco Ngangi was founded to minister to children and youths.

Since 1988 the center has provided schooling, food and lodging and spiritual care to orphans, abandoned and displaced children. The Center now cares for over 3, 500 children

The large influx of refugees to the area, motivated the center to expand its services ease the suffering and address the needs of this population

The center now provides housing to almost 2000 refugees within its walls

They have added a feeding center

They provide medical care and support to surrounding refugee camps

The addition of a medical center now provides desperately needed medical care to the children of the center and the local refugee population.

The medical center consist of a clinic, hospital, cholera ward and nutritional center for severe cases of malnutrition.

Scenes from Don Bosco Ngangi Medical Center

Clinic

In 2008 11,329 patients were cared for at the Ngangi Medical Center Clinic. Of these 8,601 were children

The Babies of Ngangi

With the tender heart of a mother, Vicky serves food to the little babies. It takes more than food to restore good health. It takes affection and nurturing to restore appetites and well

being. Bon Appetit Children!

Many babies in Center were found in tears besides the lifeless bodies of their parents

Their small bodies ravaged by the effects of war and starvation, these children may once again know the feel of a loving touch and a full stomach

Cholera

Companion of war and catastrophe, Cholera hit Don Bosco Ngangi on October 28th2008.More than 250 cases were cared for without a single death

Able to drink again!

Cholera bed

Childhood Tuberculosis

Thriving on malnutrition, primary infection with tuberculosis is a serious killer if not quickly recognized in the pediatric population

Infant Sepsis in Goma

In the infant population of Goma, sepsis and respiratory distress syndrome are common. Sadly, without oxygen, they bring certain death!

Sight becomes a matter of Life or Death

Thankfully both Esther’s life and sight were saved with the rapid initiation of intravenous antibiotics

HIV / AIDS

Ophthalmic Herpes in a young AIDS Patient

After treatment

There is joy in being able to ease patient’s suffering and helping them regain their health. This HIV positive mother and child will live much longer thanks to the care they received at Ngangi

Rising above borders and religious beliefs, it is only man that counts; his dignity, his well being, his health, and his ability to spread love both near and far

These Muslim refugees from the Biere Mosque came to Ngangi for medical care. They are pictured here with Dr. Joseph Muyumba.

Health for all without

borders !Medicine Without Borders in Goma

Please Help!

The Ngangi Medical Center urgently needs support ands medical equipment to bring live saving aid to children and refugees victimized by warfare.

The center currently has no way to administer oxygen or other basic life saving measures to it’s sickest patients

Medicine and IV solutions are often in short supply

The ever increasing refugee population is straining the ability of the center to provide sufficient food and clean water