HCW - Mercy Hospital, Sierra Leone

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Helping Children Worldwide Mercy Hospital

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Helping Children Worldwide

Mercy Hospital

Helping Children Worldwide

Our GoalTransform the lives of impoverished

children and their communities through hands-on partnerships that

implement solutions and provide programs of excellence.

Our MissionProvide hope to impoverished children,

the most vulnerable people in the world, by alleviating their suffering, meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual

needs, improving their living environment, general community and

providing the opportunity for the children and their families to grow into

contributing members of society

HCW is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit started in 2003 by Floris UMC

Where HCW Provides Support

Helping Children

Worldwide

Local Program

Connections for Hope

African Programs

Child Rescue Centre

Mercy Hospital

African ProgramsBo, Sierra Leone

Mercy Hospitalis a 25 bed primary care

hospital that was established in October

of 2007. It provides hospital based patient care as well as community-based outreach

programs to over 900 patients a month. Patients are provided

care regardless of their ability to pay.

Clinical and Community Based Outreach Programs:

• HIV/AIDS• Malaria• Mobile Prenatal Program• Nutrition• Tuberculosis (TB)

Saving Lives, Building Hope in Sierra Leone

1 in 5 children will not live to see their

5th birthday

1 in 8 women will not

survive child birth

Questions?Jennifer Hamilton, African Programs Director

[email protected] Children Worldwide

13525 Dulles Technology DriveSuite 103

Herndon, VA 20171Phone: 703-793-9521