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Amy speaks at Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium

Amy was recently featured as the key note speaker at the 33rd Annual Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium in San Diego. Her presentation entitled “What ‘First World’ Hospitals Can Learn from ‘Third World’ Medicine” was a highlight of the weekend-long event. Big … Continue reading

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Check Out LTFHC’s Latest Film

As promised, please take a moment to watch our new short, produced by our Academy-Award winning documentary team, which shows some of our cross-border work, helping women suffering from obstetric fistula.  These efforts would not have been possible without the … Continue reading

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Happy New Year from the LTFHC!

We’d like to close out our exciting 2012 by sharing with you a short film which explains the work of the LTFHC.  We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it and share it with your networks. 2013 promises … Continue reading

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Dr. Lehman featured in “How to be a Successful Health Entrepreneur”

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Amy Lehman, President of the LTFHC, is featured in a new e-book,  “How to be a Successful Health Entrepreneur.”  From our own work in the African great lakes region to smart phones monitoring … Continue reading

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Help us do what we do best: Find low-cost solutions that help large numbers of people

The Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic is an extremely lean organization, and we use our resources very thoughtfully.  The programmatic output from our staff consistently outpaces our size. Please make a gift today and know that your generosity will have … Continue reading

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LTFHC opens our first office on the shores of Lake Tanganyika

The Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic has opened its first office in Tanzania, directly on the shores of the lake in Kigoma. Check out our gallery on Facebook to see more pictures.  

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Dr. Amy Lehman honored by MAKERS: Women Who Make America

LTFHC founder, Dr. Amy Lehman, shares her story through MAKERS: Women Who Make America, a landmark digital video and broadcast initiative from AOL and PBS that aims to become the largest collection of women’s stories ever captured on video.  Launched … Continue reading

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Dr. Amy Lehman takes the stage at CGI’s 2012 Annual Meeting

At the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting today, Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic (LTFHC), in collaboration with HP, announced its commitment to action to expand its radio network over the next two years in Africa’s Lake Tanganyika basin, … Continue reading

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LTFHC is thrilled to participate at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting – Sep 23-25th

The 2012 Annual Meeting will explore how the Clinton Global Initiative community can utilize our abundance of global capacity to invent better tools, build more effective interventions, and work creatively and collaboratively to design a future worth pursuing.  Looking forward … Continue reading

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CHICAGO WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD – SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

To kick off the fall 2012 Women and Global Development Forum, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is featuring the work of three local Chicago women, including LTFHC’s own, Dr. Amy Lehman.  We’d love you to join us for this … Continue reading

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