As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
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Tackling the humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis together
While the COVID-19 crisis has shown the realities of how vulnerable the world can be, the climate crisis is and will continue to have much more significant impact, according to a new IFRC report.
DRC’s success in containing Ebola serves as a lesson to countries battling COVID-19
As countries face COVID-19, DRC's success in managing Ebola highlights the need for community engagement and awareness-raising campaigns, as well as institutional trust and public health investments.
As Ebola outbreak ends in eastern DRC, more support needed for life-saving programming
An IRC survey found Ebola-hit communities are facing deteriorating mental health, reduced access to healthcare, increased violence against women and girls and major income losses.
Cameroon + 9 more
Africa is home to nine of ten of the world’s most neglected crises
Cameroon, DR Congo and Burkina Faso top the Norwegian Refugee Council's annual list, which is based on three criteria: lack of political will, lack of media attention and lack of international aid.
CERF allocates $40 million to support Ebola response in DR Congo
The announcement came shortly after the Government confirmed a new outbreak of the virus in Mbandaka. More than 2,200 people have lost their lives in the DRC since the outbreak started in August 2018.
New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo
The new outbreak comes as a long, difficult and complex Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC is in its final phase, while the country also battles COVID-19 and the world’s largest measles outbreak.
DR Congo + 2 more
With global focus on COVID-19 pandemic, measles remains a silent killer in parts of Africa
The world’s largest measles outbreak is still spreading across DRC. Chad’s measles outbreak has been raging for two years since May 2018, while CAR declared its measles outbreak in January 2020.
Mobile money helps displaced Congolese survive amid coronavirus threat
UNHCR is distributing money by mobile phone to 6,000 vulnerable families uprooted by conflict and already facing a deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s North Kivu province.
New Ebola cases confirmed in DRC days before expected end of outbreak
It is still unclear how the patient confirmed positive on 10 April contracted the virus: he was diagnosed after his death and had no known contacts with previous Ebola patients.
Battered health system leaves DRC children at the mercy of killer diseases
An estimated 3.3 million children in DRC have unmet vital health needs, while across the country, 9.1 million children (nearly one in five of the under-18 population) require humanitarian assistance.
Newly confirmed Ebola case in the DRC creates a ‘triple emergency’ for local communities – IRC
The new case in Beni is the first since mid-February, sparking concern for humanitarian implications caused by the combination of COVID-19, Ebola and the persistent threat of conflict and displacement.
DR Congo + 20 more
UNHCR and partners seek $621 million to support Congolese refugees in neighbouring countries
The 2020-2021 Regional Refugee Response Plan for the DRC situation is covering the inter-agency response in the region, to provide life-saving humanitarian aid and protection to 912,069 Congolese.
DR Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged
With no more confirmed cases, a 42-day countdown to declaring the end of the world’s second-deadliest Ebola epidemic began on 2 March. All the aspects of the Ebola response remain in place.
Fear for safety of people in Ituri affected by armed group attacks and intercommunal violence
Fighting between military actors and armed groups has spread from North Kivu to Ituri province. It comes on top of intercommunal violence that has forced more than 100,000 people to flee this year.
DR Congo + 3 more
Four countries in the African region license vaccine in milestone for Ebola prevention
With this licensing, the manufacturer can stockpile and distribute the vaccine to African countries at risk of Ebola outbreaks, circumventing clinical trials and research protocols.
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New CARE report highlights the 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2019
"The majority of crises ranked are partly a consequence of declining natural resources, increasing extreme weather events and global warming more broadly," said CARE
WHO sets example in how to win community trust in controlling Ebola
A team of social anthropologists was sent into the most recalcitrant communities to get to the bottom of their concerns and pave the way for other community engagement colleagues.
DR Congo + 2 more
Canada announces $56 million to fight Ebola and other crises in DR Congo
The new funding will be used to address the humanitarian needs of the country’s most vulnerable people affected by Ebola and strengthen its local health system.
How WHO delivers supplies to remote Ebola-hit regions of DRC
More than 800 vehicles, one plane, two helicopters, four trucks, 410 motorcycles and 37 ambulances are needed to move the supplies and team members.