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LTFHC to Publish “From Curse to Cure”

We are thrilled to share with you a preview of some very important work we have been engaged in for the past 18 months – our scholarship on oil and gas in the Lake Tanganyika basin and Africa’s Great Lakes … Continue reading

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LTFHC receives Film of the Year award

LTFHC’s short film highlighting our 2011 Women’s Reproductive Health Outreach was recently named the Film of the Year at the TV/E Global Sustainability Awards in London on October 10, 2013.  This outreach was the first of its kind in the … Continue reading

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LTFHC Saves Your Ass? — feature in Outside Magazine

Amy speaks to Outside Magazine about the more dangerous aspects of the LTFHC’s work, including her “gnarliest rescue”. Read more at Outside Magazine’s website!

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Amy speaks at iPAD Oil and Gas Forum in the DRC this week

LTFHC Founder and CEO Dr. Amy Lehman is in Kinshasa, DRC this week to speak at the iPAD (Infrastructure Partners for African Development) Oil and Gas Forum. Industry leaders from across the globe are gathering to discuss the potential of … Continue reading

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Amy’s story featured in the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph recently interviewed LTFHC founder Amy Lehman and recounts how she became so passionate about Lake Tanganyika, her vision for a floating hospital, and  a touching story of emotional healing for women in the basin. Please read and share Amy’s … Continue reading

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Amy speaks on BBC Newsday Radio Program

Amy was delighted to be a guest on Newsday, a program of BBC World Service, this morning. Listen here, then please share to help spread the word about the LTFHC’s work! Vision of a floating clinic on Africa’s largest lake: … Continue reading

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Dr. Amy Lehman LIVE! on BBC World News

We are delighted to share a recent interview of LTFHC founder, Dr. Amy Lehman, on the BBC World News program, Global with Jon Sopel.  During this LIVE! interview, Amy recounts what inspired her to establish the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic and how the LTFHC is … Continue reading

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Radio Surveillance on Lake T

Our team just spent several days on a DRC surveillance trip for our radio network expansion project.  Why are we doing this? Due to the extreme remoteness of the basin health centers, harsh terrain and distances between locations, communication options are … Continue reading

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Amy interviewed on BBC’s “Focus on Africa”

Amy was recently interviewed on the BBC’s “Focus on Africa” program. Listen here! Amy BBC Interview 2.19.2013

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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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