Ve’ahavta has partnered with the Salvation Army Howard Hospital in Zimbabwe since 1998. Our work actualizes the Jewish belief that every human being deserves basic human rights and dignity.

Ve’ahavta’s partnership with the Howard Hospital has centered on several major medical research projects focused on prevention of maternal transmission of HIV/AIDS through birth and through breastfeeding, as well as diagnostics and treatment of Tuberculosis (TB).

Our projects have focused on volunteer placements, and capacity building, including training of local staff, support and development of the Hospital’s Tariro (Shona for “Hope”) Clinic, which serves as the center of the hospital’s HIV/AIDS and TB treatment program.

Ve’ahavta is continuing its support of the Tariro Clinic, as well as the hospital, through regular facilitation of shipments of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals to Zimbabwe. In doing so, Ve’ahavta is assisting the Howard Hospital in providing essential services to its catchment area of 250,000 people.

We are proud to have had the assistance of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the MAC AIDS Fund, Canadian Auto Workers Social Justice Fund, Rotary International, and others.