The Centre de Développement Rural Communautaire (CEDERCOM), led
by Subud members in Inkisi, started the Kimpemba Medical School. It is
now supported by a Health Centre, ELEGANCE, functioning under
regulations from the Health authorities. The Pharmacy functions within
this centre. The agricultural activities and the low fees paid by the
students' parents help support some administrative and educational
costs.

Local Beneficiaries
The local community benefits from getting medical care for a reasonable cost. In addition, the Kimpemba Medical School provides training that leads to job opportunities in the health sector. The school fees are lower than those demanded by the Public Health political authority. 16 people work for the CEDERCOM and its related activities.

Kimpemba Medical School trains nurses to work in the urban and rural areas of DRC, where a trained medical personnel is urgently needed.

Partners
With the support of Bambale Foundation in the Netherlands,
construction work was begun in 2007, based on a request submitted in
2002.

Project Requests

The Wungu sector of the Madimba territory has almost no medical services for the population. Building medical expertise in the population as well as operating a clinic is much needed. Kimpemba Medical Institute (Institut Technique Medicale de Kimpemba) hopes to build a practice clinic attached to the nursing school. This project was initiated by Emmanuel Luyeye and the project will be assisted by local the Bambale office.

Kimpemba Elegance Clinic, DR Congo

Kimpemba is requesting $7000 (USD) to build the practice clinic. You can download the request, which includes drawings of the proposed facility. You can also see these drawings by clicking on the thumbnail images below.

Contact

Mr. Luyeye Nkuwu Emmanuel
Hopital de Kisantu
B.P. 221
Inkisi, Bas-Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Email subudrdc@yahoo.fr

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Update: Jul 6, 2008, Oct 15, 2008—cjs