ABOUT US
Strengthening Mission Hospitals Across Africa
We come alongside hospitals that are already rooted in the communities they serve, providing resources and training new medical professionals so that more people can receive the care they need. We also invest in hospital infrastructure, equipment and facilities to sustain their ability to provide care for years to come.
Mission Hospital Teaching Network
Africa needs doctors, general surgeons, surgical specialists, anesthesiologists, family physicians, HIV care providers, and a host of other professionals. Training these workers requires functional hospitals and supportive learning environments.
Training takes time. African Mission Healthcare has committed 10-year grants to three hospitals in some of the most underserved areas of the world -- Burundi, Gabon, and Malawi – so they can expand their medical education programs. All members of the Mission Hospital Teaching Network receive multi-year support. Networking activities include exchange visits, medical conferences, and an online learning platform.
Since 2020, our Mission Hospital Teaching Network has invested more than $4 million to strengthen 12 teaching hospitals across eight African countries. Leveraging this support, we have helped launch two new surgical training programs and three family medicine residencies.
The Challenge
Millions of people across Africa need quality healthcare but cannot get it. The continent suffers from 24% of the world’s illnesses but is home to only 3% of the world’s healthcare workers. We believe this injustice is unacceptable.
Our Mission
Our mission is to strengthen African mission hospitals to serve people in greatest need.
While Christian medical missionaries and mission hospitals in Africa have proven very effective, support from traditional sources has been waning. We provide much-needed funding and expertise that enable them to provide quality and compassionate care for the African poor.
Our Vision
We envision an African continent filled with enduring and improving health systems where everyone has access to quality, compassionate healthcare.
Our Values
We make decisions leveraging five distinctive values:
- Listening Well: Guided by our mission hospital partners, we take the time to understand what’s needed and bring together resources to get the work done.
- Hands-On Approach: We work alongside our mission hospital partners, rolling up our sleeves to help provide life-changing care.
- Ongoing Training: We multiply our impact by promoting leadership and developing the next generation of African healthcare professionals.
- Seeing It Through: We address urgent needs while remaining committed to improving health systems for the long haul.
- Getting Results: We hold ourselves accountable to make decisions that transform lives every day and achieve lasting impact.
Our Impact
We choose our partners and investments carefully, cultivating and monitoring progress to help them reach their full potential. Since our inception, we have:
- Partnered with 47 mission hospitals.
- Worked in 17 countries.
- Invested more than $60 million in African hospitals and health systems.
- Trained 4500 healthcare workers in HIV care in Kenya.
- Installed five oxygen plants at hospitals in three countries.
…and many more incredible accomplishments that are transforming healthcare in Africa through our mission hospital partners.
Our Team
We know how important it is to work side-by-side with local leaders in the communities we serve. Our team is a talented and diverse group of health workers, entrepreneurs, public health experts and religious leaders from a variety of backgrounds and nations committed to strengthening African mission hospitals.
Our Story
African Mission Healthcare was founded by medical missionary Dr. Jon Fielder and his good friend Mark Gerson, a Jewish entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist who recognized the incredible value of Christian medical missionaries and mission hospitals.
Having worked in sub-Saharan Africa for years, Jon and Mark had learned that mission hospitals provided a third of all medical care in Africa – and much of the healthcare training. They also saw that support for these institutions was waning. With the goal of sustainably changing lives across Africa through improved access to quality, compassionate healthcare, they launched African Mission Healthcare in 2010.
