About
Who Are We?
Healthy Heart Medical Ministries is a nonprofit that seeks to decrease death and disability from cardiovascular disease in Ivory Coast, Africa by providing free medical care, medication and education to the needy people in Ivory Coast while sharing the love and saving grace of Jesus Christ.
We exist to promote heart health through direct healthcare, education, and the spread of the Gospel.
Our Mission
TOGETHER, WE ARE CHANGING LIVES ONE HEART AT A TIME!
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Many people in Ivory Coast do not have access to Medical Care, Medicine, or Education. We are focusing on Hypertension, Diabetes, and lifestyle choices as they lead to cardiovascular disease which is the number one cause of death throughout the world.
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So, four times a year we hold a free medical clinic that provides free medication and education to the needy people of Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast and its surrounding areas. More importantly, we partner with local citizens who have been trained to provide monitoring and medicine monthly between clinic visits. This provides continuity of care and a long term mission effect with a short term mission time outlay. We partner with Ebele and his church and church planting ministry for mission outreach.
What We've Achieved
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Healthy Heart Medical Ministries began its mission in January 2016.
Since that time, Healthy Heart has conducted 13 missions with a steady growth of patients attending the clinic. -
The first clinic saw 246 unique patients with a wide range of complaints or issues.
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The last clinic conducted this previous January 2019 saw 450 patients, a large portion of these patients returning as regulars of the clinic. Also more than half of these patients had either hypertension or diabetes. Since that trip in January, Healthy Heart Medical Ministries has distributed roughly 25,640 prescriptions and seen a total of 5,128 patients!