What:

We want to provide health care that will meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and community in a holistic manner.  Therefore we run a medical programme with clinical services, we promote health at community level and provide home based care. We also train people in medical care and build medical capacity.  In all our projects we emphasise the spiritual aspect of health care.

Where:

Our medical work is located in Chamen on the Northbank, and in Sibanor and Brikama south of the river Gambia.

How:

Through inpatient and outpatient facilities.

Through the running of antenatal, mother and child clinics

Through operating an Anti-Retroviral Treatment centre

Through a nutrition centre

Through collaboration with government health facilities

Through home visits

Through raising awareness of HIV

Through training of nurses, nurse attendants, and home based care volunteers

Through regular in-service training for medical personnel

Through counselling, and praying with patients

Through involving the church in a visiting programme and home based care

Through the use of preaching tapes in local languages with patients