Democratic Republic of Congo

NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo Visits Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan

By Steve K. Walz

Mutombo, who played 18 seasons for the NBA, spearheaded and helped fund the creation of the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital in 2007 – the first modern medical facility to be built in decades on the outskirts of his hometown, the Congolese capital of Kinshasa.