Malnutrition
DRC/North-Kivu: Violence by armed groups has exacerbated the nutritional situation in Masisi territory
Between January and September 2023, nearly 7,500 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition were treated in the Masisi and Mweso hospitals. Article - 1 Nov 2023
Refugees, Migration and displacement
DRC: The daily struggles of women in Goma’s displacement camps
Every day, an average of 70 survivors of sexual violence are treated in the structures set up by MSF in six displacement camps. Project Update - 19 Sep 2023
Malnutrition
Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF calls for a rapid and tangible increase in humanitarian aid in response to North Kivu crisis
Some 600,000 displaced people are living in desperate conditions, with inadequate access to food and exposed to violence in camps around Goma, in the North Kivu region. MSF’s medical teams have witnessed alarming rates of malnutrition and mortality in some of the camps. Press Release - 21 Jun 2023
Access to Healthcare
Democratic Republic of Congo: As tens of thousands flee North Kivu conflict, an invisible crisis is brewing in South Kivu
More than 80,000 people have arrived in South Kivu’s Minova health zone, in the 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. Project Update - 30 May 2023
Climate Emergency
“At some point I stopped asking patients about the whereabouts of their relatives”
Ulrich Crépin Namfeibona is head of the emergency team sent by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to respond to devastating floods that hit the east of Democratic Republic of Congo on the night of 4 May, leaving 400 people dead. Stories from the Frontline - 15 May 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
DRC: MSF treating alarming numbers of survivors of sexual violence in displacement camps around Goma
From 17 to 30 April 2023, MSF teams treated over 670 survivors of sexual violence Press Release - 10 May 2023
Refugees, Migration and displacement
Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF calls for increased response to major crisis in North Kivu
There's no time to lose - the aid community and the authorities must redouble their efforts to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the people who need it, wherever they are Project Update - 6 Apr 2023
Malaria
North Kivu: Tens of thousands need aid urgently just outside Goma
MSF has been working in Kanyaruchinya since last July, supporting the centre to enable the provision of free and quality healthcare to displaced people, people displaced by the volcanic eruption, and all the inhabitants of the area. Article - 8 Nov 2022
Distribution of essentials
DRC: displaced communities are losing hope as the M23 crisis drags on in North Kivu
Tens of thousands of people are still displaced in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo territories due to the renewed conflict between the M23 armed group and the Congolese army in North Kivu. Article - 3 Aug 2022
MSF’s proactive efforts to address abusive behaviours
In late 2020, a media investigation revealed multiple accounts of abuse from employees of organisations involved in the response to the 10th outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). One of the accounts indicated a link to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), prompting us to conduct a full-scale investigation and take action.Article - 6 Jul 2022