Mennonite Mission Heath Association (MMHA)           

Association Mennonite Missionnaire pour la Santé

Asociación Menonita Misionera por la Salud

Projects

Note:  All administrative costs are covered by the Board so that any monies donated will go 100% to the designated project.

OVERALL BUDGET 2007-2008

AMMC = Association des Médecins Mennonites au Congo (Mennonite Medical Association of the Congo)

Project Descriptions

Health Care Professionals needed in India. The Visiting Health Care Professional Program to the Jadcherla Medical Centre assists the local medical, nursing and technical personnel in its challenging ministry in southeast India. Persons interested in participating should contact the Board President.

Medicine Credit Line: The Medicine Credit Program Phase 1 has been completed. MMHA is partnering in co-managing 7 health zones using the Medicine Credit Program as a model.

 The Medicine Credit Program PowerPoint

Medicine Credit Program PowerPoint with sound

Medical Education.  The Health Care Advanced Education Programs consist of Residency Training, Nursing and Technical advanced training.

The Residency Program in Kinshasa helps newly graduated Health Care Professionals gain experience while working with skilled professionals at the Tshikaji Hospital, a Mennonite-Presbyterian ministry in south-central Congo. Two interns per year will participate in post-graduate preparation with the view to expand where possible. When the participant finishes the 9 month program he or she will be required to work (in a conference institution) for 3 years in the location of their choice. The Residency Training Program allows sponsorship of an intern for $2,300

AMMC Meeting: AMMC is a group of medical professionals associated with health care facilities administered by Mennonite churches in the Congo.  The Congo Mennonite Medical Association meets yearly for professional support and education. MMHA assists with funding for transportation cost.

Walungu Traumatic Fistula Centre (right) ministers to women and girls affected by the brutality of the conflict in Eastern Congo by offering holistic therapies including surgery, counseling, retraining and short-term housing.

A Physician’s Handbook has been prepared and adapted for use by Congo Health Care Professionals. Funds assist with publishing of this and other texts and to make them affordable to local professionals.

Mtshabezi Hospital Support - Lab equipment. Medical Equipment Program of the Mtshabezi Mission Hospital (a Brethren in Christ ministry) of southwest Zimbabwe.

Alto Refugio in Asunción, Paraguay Alto Refugio AIDS Hospice ministers to people living with HIV/AIDS. Mennonite Mission Health Association assists with materials and medications.