Village Health Works Explained
Village Health Works |
Formation: | 2007 |
Founder: | Deogratias Niyizonkiza |
Headquarters: | Kigutu, Burundi |
Website: | https://www.villagehealthworks.org/ |
Village Health Works (VHW) is a non-governmental organization operating in a rural area of southwestern Burundi.[1] [2] [3] [4] The organization was founded in 2007 by Deogratias Niyizonkiza, a Burundian-born American humanitarian.[5] [6] [7]
VHW has expanded since its founding in 2007 to include programs in health care, education, nutrition, and community engagement. The campus now features a teaching hospital, the Kigutu Hospital and Women's Health Pavilion, and the Kigutu International Academy.[8] [9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Village Health Works: Grassroots Care in Rural Burundi . 2022-07-13 . Emergency Physicians International . 24 December 2021 . en-US.
- News: Kidder . Tracy . 2009-07-21 . Opinion A Death in Burundi . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-13 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: A Milestone for Health Care in Burundi . 2022-07-13 . Columbia Magazine . en.
- Christensen . Cathryn . Edward . Anbrasi . 2015-01-02 . Peace-building and reconciliation dividends of integrated health services delivery in post-conflict Burundi: qualitative assessments of providers and community members . Medicine, Conflict and Survival . 31 . 1 . 33–56 . 10.1080/13623699.2015.1020232 . 1362-3699 . 25875719. 38030463 .
- Web site: Cramer . Ben . 2017-04-28 . The Man Who Went From Being Homeless to Saving a Nation . 2022-07-13 . Town & Country . en-US.
- Web site: The Road to Kigutu . 2022-07-13 . Columbia Magazine . en.
- Web site: About . 2022-07-06 . Village Health Works . en-US.
- Web site: Kigutu International Academy . 2022-07-13 . Kigutu International Academy . en-US.
- Web site: Admin . Marketing . 2021-05-31 . Burundi's Kigutu International Academy: A Model School with Deep Ties to ALA . 2022-07-13 . African Leadership Academy . en-ZA.
- Web site: Barnes . Robert . 2022-07-09 . Kigutu Hospital Project bringing health and hope to Burundi . 2022-07-13 . Construction Review Online . en-us.