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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo | Jul 10, 2023

Africa’s polio certification commission calls for urgent action to bolster vaccination

In addition to the DRC, Chad, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mali and Mozambique also presented progress in polio control and lessons learned

With 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant polioviruses and 107 detections in sampled wastewater so far in the African Region in 2023, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) has urged countries and health partners to urgently address gaps in polio immunity to avert outbreaks. The ARCC, which held it 31st…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo | Jun 23, 2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo faces acute health crisis amid rising violence

In Mai-Ndombe, Kasai and Tshopo provinces, flooding and inter-community violence have uprooted nearly 100 000 people

The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has more than doubled to 6.3 million since the end of 2022 amid a spike in conflict and insecurity, as well as natural disasters and disease outbreaks that are deepening the plight of millions of people and…

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- First large-scale campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) using innovative polio vaccine
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo | Jun 01, 2023

First large-scale campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) using innovative polio vaccine

Starting on 1 June 2023, more than 17 million children under the age of five are being targeted in a three-day drive covering 20 provinces

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today launches its first major immunization campaign using the novel polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), to protect children against the devastating consequences of the virus. Although used previously in the country to halt outbreaks of circulating variant poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), this is…

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…