How Dr. Paul Carlson’s Sacrifice Led Me Back to Congo
by Dr. Gayle Thomas, PCP Medical Ambassador My story begins, as most do, with my parents, David and Beth Duddles. [...] Read More
Category Archives: Congo health
Honoring Craig Anderson
11/20/2023 Craig Anderson, PCP’s now former Director of Medical and Health Programs, retired on Nov. 10, 2023. We are thankful [...] Read More
Medical Ambassadors Reach Significant Milestones with Congolese Partners
11/17/2023 In September 2023, Craig Anderson led a group of PCP Medical Ambassadors to DR Congo. This nine-person team (seven [...] Read More
PCP Welcomes Phil Ditto, Director of International Medical & Health Programs
09/21/2023 Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) is pleased to announce that Phil Ditto has joined the PCP team as Director of [...] Read More
What do dentistry, ultrasound, and maternal health have in common?
A nine-person team will be traveling to DR Congo from September 6-18. Our purpose is to train Congolese providers in techniques that will improve the medical and dental health of the 1.4 million people in the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM) health system. We will be training in three areas, ultrasound, dental care, and maternal health.
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New Diabetes/Hypertension Curriculum in Development
For nearly a year now, a resource group of PCP Medical Ambassadors have been in discussion with their Congolese counterparts [...] Read More
Karawa Pharmacy Fire Update
In July 2021, a lightning strike and ensuing fire completely destroyed the Karawa Hospital Pharmacy. The pharmacy included a regional [...] Read More
PCP Medical Ambassadors Retreat Results In New Plans for 2022-2023
The PCP Medical Ambassadors met in March for their second in-person retreat to plan for the future of the PCP [...] Read More
Addressing Severe Acute Malnutrition in DR Congo
In countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), major causes of child mortality are birth asphyxia (death within minutes [...] Read More
The Christian Nurses Association in Congo
The following story was written by The Christian Nurses Association in Congo and submitted to the Florence Nightingale 2021 website, managed [...] Read More