Approximately 100,000 people from Equateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have...
An upsurge of violence, sparked by inter-community conflicts in Equateur Province in north-eastern...
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Intense fighting between different armed groups in the Kivu region has caused thousands of people to flee their homes since August. Some sought safety in camps for displaced people in the regional capital, Goma. MSF strengthened existing projects and opened new projects to try and meet the huge needs but in many places the fighting and insecurity forced the evacuation of staff and the temporary suspension of work. In North Kivu, MSF opened a new project in Masisi, about 80 kilometres west of Goma, at the end of August. In response to ongoing violence and displacement, a team started working in the hospital and a health centre in Masisi town, focusing on emergency surgery and nutritional care.
As well as reinforcing and expanding medical activities in the Kivu region, long-running projects continue to provide HIV/AIDS care in Kinshasa and South Kivu, primary and secondary healthcare in Katanga and Maniema provinces and treatment for sexually transmitted infections in Kisangani. In some areas of Katanga, South Kivu and Dungu in Oriental province, the situation has stabilised to such an extent that MSF has been able to hand over activities to the Ministry of Health and other partner organisations.
MSF has worked in DRC since 1987.
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Approximately 100,000 people from Equateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have crossed the border, fleeing extreme violence and the risk of its continuation. In Républic of Congo, these displaced populations do...
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An upsurge of violence, sparked by inter-community conflicts in Equateur Province in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has forced 70,000 people to flee their homes. Many have headed for the country’s interior,...
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A new treatment has potential to make a difference in the fight against sleeping sickness. But continued violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) means people have difficulty accessing health care, and displaced people who...
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Population in urgent need of assistance.
One year after violence erupted in Haut-Uélé district, in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), attacks and clashes have now expanded to new areas, forcing hundreds of thousands of...
