The heart of the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation centers on the construction of a new 300 bed general hospital. This new hospital will serve as the focal and starting point for intervention. While it is recognized that a long-term investment in prevention is the most productive and cost effective approach, in the long run, literally, immediate life and death needs cannot be ignored. The child who is suffering from the complications of measles cannot be turned away while we are vaccinating his sister or his neighbor. The young girl with appendicitis cannot be asked to wait while we provide nutrition education to her family to prevent malnutrition.

We come to share this vision with you and to enlist your support as this exciting initiative is created with the potential to reach millions of lives and to make a difference for the future not only for the people in the Congo, but for millions of Africans living on the continent.