Medical Programs

In the Ubangi province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the CEUM (The Communauté Évangélique de l’Ubangi-Mongala – or, the Covenant Church in Congo) runs a medical system of four health zones, which includes 5 hospitals and approximately 120 rural health centers. This system, once one of the most advanced in sub-Saharan Africa, has been severely damaged over the recent decades of war. PCP is committed to walking alongside the CEUM as they restore this vast medical system to its pre-war days and beyond.

The population in this region is approximately 5.6 million people in three of DR Congo’s 26 provinces: North Ubangi, South Ubangi, and Mongala. With extreme poverty affecting its people, it is very difficult for a medical system to sustain itself, much less improve its facilities without outside partnership. Most people live, on average, about 16 miles away from the nearest hospital, must travel on rough, difficult roads, and cannot afford treatment. Rural health centers are staffed by a single nurse and a few guards. Clean water is not easily accessible and contaminated water often causes preventable diseases.

Paul Carlson Partnership carries on Dr. Carlson’s vision to serve medical and economic development in DR Congo. His holistic gospel approach is reflected in our partnership with the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM). Based on the approach that working through village communities is the best way to realize long-term solutions that endure through generations, our partnership with the Covenant Church of Congo has yielded a long-term strategic direction which reflects the nature of our work together: partnering in holistic healthcare. We support our partners by training medical professionals, providing medicines and supplies, improving medical infrastructure, and supporting quality patient care.