Here at ABBA’s International Healing Center Inc, we are dedicated to creating social change and disrupting the social stigmatism’s associated with mental health illness. We have the goal of providing adequate support and care to the mentally ill war victims across the Great Lakes region of Central Africa through promoting dignity and growth for people with disabilities and mental health needs. Our promise is to work until the people we serve claim a vital, fundamental role in their community.
Promoting dignity and growth for people with disabilities and mental health needs.
The people we serve claim a vital, fundamental role in their community.
ABBA’s International Healing Center Inc. works with local hospitals and other charity organizations to share the load of mentally ill individuals, these organizations already support. A mental hospital is being built in the Maniema province in DR Congo to serve as main treatment facility. A network of small patient care center will be developed in remote rural areas. Patients will be received in the main hospital or in the care center, where if diagnosed with a mental illness, will be transferred to the main hospital for treatment.
If the patient is diagnosed with a severe trauma, he/she is going to be hospitalized for the duration of his/her treatment, provided with a bed and three meals a day. If otherwise the case is not severe, the patient will be treated by appointment and provided with free medicines. An ongoing training program of local psychiatric medical practitioner will be implemented to ensure sustainability and raise the local human capital in the field of psychology.
