From ANN, May 23, 2016: More than 500 Adventist business professionals raised approximately $50,000 (USD) to help fund the construction of the East-Central Africa Division (ECD) Medical School in Kigali, Rwanda, in order to address the nation’s tremendous need for expanded health services. The fundraising event took place May 15 on the campus of […]
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Thousands to Receive Free Healthcare from Adventists in Rwanda
From ANN, May 18, 2016: About 6,000 people are on track to receive free healthcare at three clinics operating on the sidelines of a major Seventh-day Adventist evangelistic series in Rwanda. Hundreds of people eagerly lined up Sunday for free dental, medical and eye care at the largest of the three clinics, a recently […]
Collaboration to Benefit Adventist Hospitals across Inter-America
From ANN, May 5, 2016: A Memorandum of Understanding signed last week between administrators of Health City Cayman Islands and Adventist Healthcare Services Inter-America (AHS-IA) will seek to provide free cardiac surgeries to children and minimally-invasive surgeries at affordable costs across Adventist-operated hospitals in the Caribbean. Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) is an accredited […]
German Hospital Receives National Award for Supporting Victims of Female Genital Mutilation
From ANN, May 5, 2016: Helping women who have suffered from the horrendous trauma of genital mutilation has become a life mission for Dr. Cornelia Strunz. Anyone who sees her interacting with the women at group meetings can see how much love and enthusiasm she brings to her work, which is helping women find […]
Crowds Line Up for Free Mega-Clinic in Los Angeles
From ANN, April 28, 2016: Crowds lined up at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the U.S. state of California on Wednesday for the opening of a Seventh-day Adventist-organized mega-clinic that hopes to provide $30 million worth of free healthcare to 10,000 people over 2 and a half days. Separate lines of people seeking […]
Adventist Hospital in Haiti Opens New Surgical Suite, Celebrates 35 Years
From ANN, April 6, 2016: The Adventist hospital in Haiti, Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti (HAH), celebrated 35 years of providing health care services with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art surgical suite, a new laboratory and the installation of a private multi-med clinic, in Diquini, Carrefour, near Port-au-Prince on April 1, 2016. The event drew top […]
Loma Linda University Health Receives $6.3 Million Grant
From ANN, April 5, 2016: Researchers from the Center for Perinatal Biology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine (LLUSM) have announced that their 417-page application for a program project grant (PPG) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been funded for a total of $6.29 million over the next five years. Grant […]
Adventists Respond to the Zika Virus in Brazil
From ANN, March 9, 2016: As global alarm grows about the Zika virus, hundreds of thousands of Seventh-day Adventists in one of the most affected countries, Brazil, decided to respond with their hands and feet. The Adventist denomination in Brazil kicked off the Zika Project, a national campaign to raise awareness, prevent new infections, […]
Washington Adventist Hospital to Relocate
From ANN, December 23, 2015: Washington Adventist Hospital has received long-sought state approval to relocate to a $331 million facility that will be constructed in White Oak, Maryland, just down the road from the Seventh-day Adventist world church headquarters. The Maryland Health Care Commission granted formal approval on Dec. 17 for the Adventist HealthCare-owned […]
Medical Clinic Provides Free Health Care to Spokane Residents
From News Release, August 6, 2015: More than 1,600 healthcare professionals and volunteers operated a no-cost medical and dental clinic in Spokane, Washington on August 3-4, 2015. According to event organizers, a total of 7,757 free services were offered to 3,111 noninsured and underinsured residents of Spokane, including 319 who were given surgical services […]
American Diabetes Association Names Adventist Father of the Year
From News Release, June 15, 2015: Adventist Health System executive Lars Houmann was honored as Father of the Year by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) on June 10, 2015. Houmann is the father of three grown children—Kirsten, Cameron and Peter. The award was given during a special event in Orlando, Florida, designed to highlight […]
“Mega-Clinic” Healthcare Outreach Launches in San Antonio
By AT News Team, April 8, 2015: More than 1,500 healthcare professionals and other volunteers have gathered in San Antonio, Texas, to operate a free medical and dental clinic for local residents, reports the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (NAD). Over three days (April 8 to 10), volunteers will donate an estimated […]