The Institute for Global Healthcare Missions
Our Mission
To expand the reach and capacity of global mission hospitals by building the infrastructure and systems required to train the next generation of physicians, surgeons, and nurses in underserved regions of Africa and Asia.
Our Vision
To establish a network of mission hospitals fully equipped to educate, train, and retain national healthcare leaders who serve their communities with excellence, sustainability, and the compassion of Christ.
Why IGHM?
Across Africa and Asia, countless lives are lost every day—not due to a lack of compassion, but a lack of capacity. Most mission hospitals are under-resourced, under-staffed, and unable to support the training of future healthcare workers. Without critical investment, these hospitals cannot grow, and their communities suffer.
“Without infrastructure, hospitals cannot scale sustainably. These are the invisible but critical investments.”
— IGHM Strategy ReportD
IGHM exists to meet this challenge with strategic, coordinated action. Our mission is not to start new programs, but to ensure that what already works can grow and last.
Our Strategy: Six Components for Capacity Growth
Infrastructure
Water, power, sanitation, housing, and medical facilities
Education
Curriculum development in subspecialty areas in partnership with Ministries of Health and Education
Human Resources
Local recruitment, faculty scholarships, and resident placement
Logistics & Supply Chain
Establishing systems for reliable procurement and inventory
Governance & Leadership
Leadership training and mentorship for hospital boards and administrators
Spiritual Soundness
Where We’re Working
IGHM is currently engaged in three flagship projects, selected for their potential to drive regional transformation and their readiness for expansion:
Litein Mission Hospital
Kenya
- Phase: Restoration
- Highlights: E-Designs and site layout plans in place
Kabarak University Teaching Hospital
Kenya
- Phase: Creation
- Highlights: Land Acquired- Permits in Hand
Mercy Medical Center
Cambodia
- Phase: Expansion
- Highlights: Land Acquired- Engineering designs in place
Why Now
- Over 50% of the global population lives in areas with limited access to trained healthcare professionals.
- In many countries, a single mission hospital may serve a region of over 1 million people.
- Mission hospitals are uniquely positioned to serve vulnerable population, but only if they are equipped to train and retain national physicians, nurses and healthcare workers.
IGHM is not an initiative—it’s a long-term solution. We build what sustains others.
Partner With Us
IGHM is positioned at a pivotal moment in global healthcare missions. Your partnership helps create teaching hospitals that multiply their impact by training dozens of new doctors, nurses, and surgeons each year to serve for decades to come.
To learn how you or your organization can fund a full project or join our network of global partners, contact info@TheIGHM.org.
Contact Us
The Institute for Global Healthcare Missions™
info@TheIGHM.org
The Institute for Global Healthcare Missions™
1838 Gold Hill Road, Fort Mill, South Carolina 29708, United States
info@TheIGHM.org
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