CMDS Canada Partners with CEML in the work they are doing in Angola.

History

The 27-year civil war destroyed much of the infrastructure in Angola. Amidst the on-going destruction, Dr. Steve and Peggy Foster have lived and worked in Lubango for the past 20 years. They have stood fast to their call to minister to the Angolan people. Make-shift clinics, running on generators and faulty equipment, were conducted in the bush, serving thousands of people, without so much as running water.

After the end of the civil war in 2003, the clinics in the bush operated as usual and were sought after by locals. The vision was to open a state-of-the-art facility to serve the Angolan people. The Lubango Evangelical Medical Centre (CEML) is now a reality and was officially dedicated on June 20, 2005.

There are a number of pressing needs with regard to healthcare in this area. Our goal is to raise money for the CEML Hospital in Lubango, to equip a Biochemistry Lab and to fund the next year's Flying Doctor programme to help doctors and surgeons reach the surrounding hospitals, which have no doctors—only nurses!

For more information about these programs, please contact the CMDS National Office at office@cmdscanada.org.