The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) together with USAID has chosen Mukinge Hospital as a pilot site for their AIDS Relief sustainability project.

At Mukinge Hospital, we are providing anti-AIDS drugs free of charge to people suffering from AIDS. The cost of this program is being provided by the U.S. Government's PEPFAR fund through a consortium called AIDS Relief. Through AIDS Relief, the U.S. Government is funding similar programs in many (mostly mission) hospitals across at least seven African nations.

The problem is that the people getting these drugs must keep taking them for the rest of their lives. So the U.S. Government is starting to ask how all these hospitals can be helped to develop the capacity to sustain the provision of anti-AIDS care and treatment services without being forever dependent on dollars from the U.S. Government.

We didn't even know such a project was being considered. So when we were informed that Mukinge had been selected for this sustainability project, we were both surprised and tremendously encouraged. Of all the AIDS Relief sites in Africa, Mukinge Hospital was chosen because it was thought to have the best-written care and treatment plan for people suffering from AIDS.

Our selection amounts to a huge vote of confidence in our people and program. And although our real reward is to see Christ glorified through the saving of lives and the restoration of health and hope, it is nice to know our hard work is being appreciated even in the secular world.