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The Foundation for Restoring Women’s Healthcare to Liberia, a 501 (c)(3), also known as Healthy Women Healthy Liberia, was organized to develop improved healthcare in Liberia for women without access to adequate healthcare facilities. Faced with the daunting health statistics for Liberia, including the 5th worse maternal mortality rate and 18th worse infant mortality rate in the world, and with fewer than 55 physicians for the entire population of almost 4 million, Dr. Christiana Hena, MD, of Liberia and Marcella Ruch, PhD, from the United States, teamed up to establish a healthcare center, where Dr. Hena became the Medical Director.
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- HWHL Newsletter, Third Quarter 2024
In 2023 the Maternity and Surgical Additions were completed at Waterfield Medical Center and since that time 38 babies have been delivered. The Surgical Theater, however, has not been operational due to the need for surgical equipment and furnishings. It has been our prayer that a source of funding could be identified. - HWHL Newsletter, Second Quarter 2024
This quarter, we are remembering Lara Olsen, support for Barrels of Love, childbirth and our CHWs. - Robert Parker
The U.S. Navy was Bob’s first career. Being an educator was his second career. For the last eighteen years, he has been pursuing his third career–volunteerism. In the church, he has held various positions including delegate to annual conferences in Michigan and New England and ten years as church treasurer. Prior to and after the Haiti earthquake, he led Volunteer in Mission teams there to work on Haitian Methodist Church projects. - HWHL Newsletter, First Quarter 2024
This quarter we highlight the work of our Community Healthy Workers who reach out to the residents of 61 towns and villages around the Waterfield Medical Center. Their work is varied starting with providing ongoing education to villagers covering basic hygiene and healthcare. - Carmel Turek
Carmel Turek is a high school foreign language teacher, French and Spanish. She enjoys working with youth and teaching them about the cultures of the world. - HWHL Newsletter, Fourth Quarter 2023
Our new Maternity Center is open! Read about Through These Hands, founded by retired nurse Dorene Shannon and her husband Bruce. - HWHL Newsletter, Third Quarter 2023
As our partners in the ministry of Healthy Women, Healthy Liberia, we would love to have you come to Kakata to visit us. We want you to see first hand what a difference HWHL is making in the lives of our brothers and sisters in Margibi County.
