Better Healthcare for Africa

Better Healthcare for Africa

Alleviating suffering due to disease by supporting prevention and education efforts, improving maternal health and helping hospitals in Zimbabwe meet urgent needs.

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Category: Category: Life in Zimbabwe

First-time visit to St. Albert’s Mission Hospital

2 January 2017
 |  No Comments
 |  Life in Zimbabwe, Visits to the hospital

Dr. Lowell Schnipper and I visited St. Albert’s in late July and early August 2016, mainly to learn more […]

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Practice compassion to improve healthcare

14 April 2012
 |  2 Comments
 |  Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Life in Zimbabwe

During my visit to Zimbabwe in March 2011 I met a young woman who’d been diagnosed with breast cancer […]

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AIDS Stigma in Zimbabwe

29 March 2012
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 |  Life in Zimbabwe, Uncategorized

I recently asked a physician in Zimbabwe by email whether stigma is still a problem for people with HIV/AIDS. […]

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Typhoid Fever Strikes Harare

2 February 2012
 |  3 Comments
 |  Life in Zimbabwe

HARARE, 30 January 2012 (IRIN) – Over the past few weeks some 900 residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare […]

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Leading Health Problems Around St. Albert’s

1 July 2011
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 |  Life in Zimbabwe

A village on the escarpment near St. Albert’s Mission Hospital Abby Norris Turner, PhD, is a public health researcher […]

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Cancer in Zimbabwe: Elizabeth’s breast cancer returns; she asks for your spiritual support

23 June 2011
 |  5 Comments
 |  Cancer, Dr. Elizabeth Tarira, Life in Zimbabwe

Rome 21st June 2011 Dearest Friends, God has always good plans for each and every one of us.  Greetings […]

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Breast Cancer in Zimbabwe

18 April 2011
 |  2 Comments
 |  Cancer, Life in Zimbabwe

A post of mine about cancer care available in Zimbabwe following my March 2011 trip led to interesting comments […]

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March 8 – Zimbabwe Premier of iThemba

9 March 2011
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 |  Life in Zimbabwe

iThemba means “hope” in Ndebele, one of two major languages spoken in Zimbabwe, and it is the title a […]

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Life in Zimbabwe: Jess Cosby’s blog

29 August 2010
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 |  Life in Zimbabwe

A friend recently told me about a blog kept by Jess Cosby, a young British nurse who specializes in […]

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Most recent blog posts

  • 40-foot container of medical supplies arrives at St. Albert’s
  • 2022 Update: BHA’s work in Zimbabwe
  • Dr. Musariri: To our “friends in the background”
  • BHA Brightens Christmas for Children in the St. Albert’s Community
  • COVID-19 in Zimbabwe
About Better Healthcare for Africa

Better Healthcare for Africa (BHA) is a secular, non-political, charitable organization working to improve healthcare in Africa with a focus on reducing suffering from cancer, improving maternal health and helping hospitals meet critical needs. Efforts supported by BHA include practical and effective cervical cancer screening, the use of breast examination, HIV awareness, and cancer education for healthcare professionals and communities.

Latest News
40-foot container of medical supplies arrives at St. Albert’s
2022 Update: BHA’s work in Zimbabwe
Dr. Musariri: To our “friends in the background”
BHA Brightens Christmas for Children in the St. Albert’s Community
COVID-19 in Zimbabwe
Update: The container for St. Albert’s and Karanda and other critical needs
A donation to BHA to feed the hungry
Contact BHA

Better Health Care for Africa P.O Box 361132 Columbus, OH 43236

Phone: 614-560-0848

Email: info@betterhealthcareforafrica.org
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