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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo | Nov 25, 2022

Working with communities to curb cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Since the beginning of the year, more than 12 300 suspected cases have been reported, including 222 deaths, in 17 of the country's 26 provinces

More than 14 African countries have reported cholera cases since January 2022. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this acute diarrhoeal disease is endemic in several provinces. Since the beginning of the year, more than 12 300 suspected cases have been reported, including 222 deaths, in 17 of the…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo | Nov 23, 2022

Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends to Save Lives

Antimicrobial resistance is among the top 10 public health threats in the world

Nathalie* looked upon her convalescent baby, hope slowly wiping away distress. Her 12-month-old boy had been admitted to St Luc Hospital in Kisantu, a town in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa, when initial treatment proved ineffective. “For three days he suffered so much that…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo | Sep 26, 2022

Curbing Ebola resurgence risk among survivors in Democratic Republic of the Congo

An assessment carried out in July 2022 among survivors found that some suffered persistent mental health issues, eye or joint problem

In 2018, World Health Organization (WHO), working with the Democratic Republic of the Congo health authorities and other health partners, set up a programme to monitor the health of Ebola survivors and support them in their recovery. Dr Raymond Pallawo, a WHO epidemiologist and the programme’s coordinator explains why it…

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- The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo | Aug 23, 2022

The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola resurgence in North Kivu

Both the Beni and Goma branches of the country’s National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) confirmed Ebola virus in samples taken from the patient

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a resurgence of Ebola late last night, following confirmation of one case in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. A 46-year-old woman died on 15 August 2022 in Beni, a town located in North Kivu. She received care at the…

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- The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo | Jul 04, 2022

The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has now recorded 14 Ebola outbreaks since 1976, six of which have occurred since 2018

The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ago in Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province in the northwest. It was the third outbreak in the province since 2018 and the country’s 14th overall. With greater experience in Ebola control, national emergency teams, with the support from World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, mounted a swift response soon after the outbreak was declared on 23 April, rolling…

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- DRC: Improving adolescent and youth health services
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Source: WHO, Democratic Republic of Congo | Mar 14, 2022

DRC: Improving adolescent and youth health services

The project now aims to scale the collaborative learning approach to 25 zones in five provinces

Nineteen-year-old Armande* recalls her disastrous first visit to a health centre. “It was awful,” says the teen from Kongo Central, in western Democratic Republic of the Congo. “I was younger then and looking for information on HIV, and the nurse there made fun of me in front of everyone because…

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- Democratic Republic of the Congo targets 2 million in cholera vaccination drive
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Source: WHO, Democratic Republic of Congo | Dec 28, 2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo targets 2 million in cholera vaccination drive

Around 3600 health workers including vaccinators and community mobilizers have been deployed to carry out the campaign which will run for six days

The Democratic Republic of the Congo today launched a massive cholera vaccination campaign targeting 2 million people aged one year and above in three provinces in the east of the country to halt an ongoing outbreak. The campaign is being caried out in Haut-Lomami, South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces—the most…

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- WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF host training on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Source: WHO, Democratic Republic of Congo | Oct 29, 2021

WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF host training on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Held in Beni on 20 October 2021, the training was a direct response to the findings of the Independent Commission on Allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse during the Response to the 10th Ebola Outbreak in DRC

When an Ebola outbreak was declared in their town on 8 October this year, the residents of Beni, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, needed reinforcements – not only against the risk of contracting the disease itself, but also against the risk of sexual exploitation and…

Source: WHO, Democratic Republic of Congo | Oct 13, 2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo starts Ebola vaccination

About 1000 doses of the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine and other medical supplies were delivered from the capital Kinshasa to Goma city in North Kivu and around 200 doses were sent onward to Beni city

Ebola vaccination began today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province where a case was confirmed on 8 October. People at high risk, including contacts of the confirmed case and first responders will receive the doses as the health authorities move to curb the spread of the…