The Film That Became a Movement

The Heart of Nuba, the story of American doctor Tom Catena selflessly serving the needs of a forgotten people, has inspired a movement to save lives.

It has raised for than $2 million in donations, 100% of which have gone to medical supplies, staff training and other critical needs of “Dr. Tom’s” hospital, the Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. The popularity of the film put pressure on Sudan’s leaders, exposed Omar al-Bashir’s crimes against his citizenry to the world, and help to spur the overthrow of the convicted war criminal Omar Al-Bashir.

There is more to be done. Join us now as we help the Nuba people to heal and rebuild.

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Tom Catena ’86 Names 2024 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Recipient

Tom Catena ’86 Names 2024 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award Recipient

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Dr. Tom Catena, a former All-American football player and mechanical engineering major at Brown, developed a sense of service in his collegiate years. It wasn't until he was driving home from his aunt's funeral shortly after he graduated in...

Newsweek: Why an American Doctor Remained in War-Torn Sudan

Newsweek: Why an American Doctor Remained in War-Torn Sudan

Should happiness be the focus of one's life, or something deeper? Tom Catena, a doctor for 14 years in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan — a desolate, rebel-held area that was bombed repeatedly from 2011 until 2018 by the Khartoum government when Omar al-Bashir was...

Dr. Tom Catena Receives Honorary Doctorate from Duke University

Dr. Tom Catena Receives Honorary Doctorate from Duke University

One of the highlights of the commencement ceremony is the awarding of honorary degrees to individuals for outstanding accomplishments and service the world. This year, President Vincent Price conferred bestowed degrees upon a medical missionary, a scientist turned...

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Nicholas Kristof on Dr. Tom and The Heart of Nuba

The Heart of Nuba on CNN.

The Heart of Nuba on CNNi. Watch a stirring segment with Dr. Tom Catena, producer/director Kenneth A. Carlson, the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof, and others.

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Carlson Meets With Congressman McGovern

Producer/Director Kenneth A Carlson met yesterday with Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Co-Chair of Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, United States Congress, discussing the road forward for the people of Nuba.

Dr. Tom Catena - 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate

The $1 Million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was awarded tonight to Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic missionary from Amsterdam, New York who has saved thousands of lives as the sole doctor permanently based in Sudan’s war-ravaged Nuba Mountains where humanitarian aid is restricted. The Aurora Prize, granted by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, was announced at a ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia. He was selected as the 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate from more than 550 nominations submitted from 66 countries.

A New Generator for Mother of Mercy Hospital

Last year’s flood destroyed the generator at Mother of Mercy Hospital. Africa Mission Healthcare, a non profit that has provided invaluable support to Dr. Tom’s hospitas and others in Africa, procured and installed a replacement generator.

The generator will top-up the solar power during the long rainy season. It will serve as a back-up for the operating theater should the solar system fail. It was supplied through the generosity of Africa Mission Healthcare donors. Thank you!