In 2025, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was again faced with a major measles epidemic. More than 82,869 suspected cases and 1,175 deaths were recorded in almost all provinces, according to local health authorities. This outbreak comes at a time when the health situation is extremely fragile, marked by the coexistence of several health crises: […]
Allow me to begin with a truth this Council must acknowledge: Despite the appearance of political momentum in recent months and despite the signing of peace agreements, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams continue to witness staggering levels of violence, displacement and deprivation in the Kivus and Ituri. Patients treated by MSF describe fleeing bombed villages and extreme brutality. From MSF’s vantage point in hospitals, clinics and displacement […]
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Faced with the critical needs of people who have been displaced by the latest escalation in fighting in Fizi territory, South Kivu, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched two joint emergency responses for malaria and cholera. The situation has been made worse by the departure of several organizations after cuts to international humanitarian funding and health services. Between August […]
More than 45,000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since April 2025, fleeing escalating violence in their home country. Most are now living in the Adi health zone, in northeastern Ituri. Among them is Sanya Nghota, who escaped with 13 of his family members. “We fled because of the war and killings that took place in our village,” he says. “Everyone fled our […]
Through fifty photographs, ten young people share their daily lives, hopes and challenges, offering a rare and intimate perspective on a reality often kept invisible. This exhibition is based on anthropological research conducted in 2024 within four HIV+ youth clubs in Kinshasa, supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Jeunesse Espoir. These clubs offer medical and […]
One of the worst cholera outbreaks in a decade is spreading across Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but the healthcare system remains unequipped to respond to and slow down an outbreak of this scale, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns. Twenty of the country’s 26 provinces are now affected. From January to mid-October, more […]
Read More… from Democratic Republic of Congo: Cholera epidemic rapidly spreading across the country
Since the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic was declared in Bulape, in Kasai province, on Sept. 4, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its response. From the outset, MSF teams have been treating patients and building treatment and isolation centres. Now that the epidemic appears to be […]
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It is an alarming figure: at least seven people on average are raped every day in Salamabila, in the province of Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). These findings are based on to data collected since the start of our intervention in 2018. Since 2019, MSF has treated 16,436 survivors in […]
On Sept. 4, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially declared a new outbreak of the Zaire strain of Ebola in Bulape health zone, part of Mweka territory in Kasaï province. This remote region, located in south-central DRC, is difficult to access, with poor road conditions, no cargo airport and […]
Read More… from Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF supports Ebola outbreak response in Kasaï
Walikale, located in North Kivu, is gripped by a worsening humanitarian crisis. In March and April, intensifying clashes between government forces and armed groups triggered mass displacement, escalating food insecurity and alarming spikes in malnutrition. By September 2024, most international organizations had withdrawn from Walikale due to funding shortfalls. Their absence has left Doctors Without […]