MSF is responding to a new measles outbreak in DR Congo, where ensuring complete vaccination in remote equatorial forests is a formidable logistical challenge. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) teams in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are responding to a new measles outbreak in the Ingende health zone in Equateur province by treating and vaccinating children, achieving a vaccination rate of … Read more
Marie Brun is an emergency coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, in the province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. She provides an update on the intensification of fighting between several armed groups, including the M23, and the Congolese armed forces since the start of the year, and the consequences for civilians … Read more
Access to clean water is a major challenge for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have been surviving for months in makeshift camps located on the outskirts of Goma. Due to the contagion of waterborne diseases such as cholera, extremely poor hygienic conditions, and higher risk of exposure to violence when getting supplies … Read more
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders teams have been mobilised urgently in the territory of Rutshuru, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in response to an outbreak of suspected cases of cholera, particularly in the Binza and Rutshuru health zones. More than 1,500 patients have been treated since the beginning … Read more
Since early 2023, Djugu territory in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has seen intense intercommunal violence and armed clashes, forcing an estimated 156,000 people to flee their homes. This is the latest surge of violence in a decades-long conflict, which has seen 700,0001 people displaced within Djugu territory and 1.7 million across Ituri … Read more
More than 80,000 people have arrived in South Kivu’s Minova health zone, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after fleeing conflict in neighbouring North Kivu province. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched an emergency response with a focus on reaching people in areas where humanitarian assistance is non-existent. When day breaks, Rehema … Read more
Every two to three years, measles outbreaks affect tens or even hundreds of thousands of children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Last year was no exception, with more than 148,600 cases and 1,800 deaths reported[1]. How can this recurring emergency be explained? And, above all, how can we put an end to it? When … Read more
In 2002, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams opened the first outpatient treatment centre offering free care to people living with HIV in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Twenty years later, while great progress has been achieved in the country, major gaps remain in testing and treatment, causing thousands of preventable deaths each year. … Read more
A new report from MSF warns of a lack of support for thousands of survivors of sexual violence, including children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2020, nearly 11,000 people were assisted by our teams in DRC for physical and psychological conditions related to sexual violence. We call on the Congolese authorities and partners to respond … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of people have been left displaced, and over half a million in the city of Goma have been left without access to clean drinking water, following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are responding, other humanitarian organisations should urgently step in … Read more