War and conflict
DRC: People and medical facilities caught in crossfire as armed violence escalates in North Kivu
Medical facilities supported by MSF medical teams in Mweso and Minova have received huge influxes of war-wounded patients, mostly civilians and including children. In January, and notably in the past two weeks, medical staff in the MoH run hospital have treated around 67 war-wounded people. Press Release - 8 Feb 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
In Eastern DRC, needs are everywhere as displacement reaches unprecedented levels
The humanitarian situation is catastrophic, aid remains desperately limited and people’s needs continue to be overwhelmingly unmet. Crisis Update - 20 Dec 2023
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