Doctors Without Borders

Published purpose

The humanitarian and security situations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain a cause for concern. North Kivu, South Kivu and Orientale Province are plagued by serious human rights violations, food insecurity, high mortality and morbidity rates, horrific sexual violence and considerable and continuing displacement of population groups, which leads to medical, sanitary and nutritional problems. While a large number of displaced have returned home with a return to stability in some areas, the forcibly displaced people are still estimated at over two million and live alongside vulnerable hosting communities. This project aims to meet the emergency medical needs of displaced and host community populations in Orientale Province. Doctors Without Borders undertakes activities in the following health centres: Namboli, Lipay, Nzongolia. Bambili, Doruma, Nambili, Aveba, Tchekele, Maga and Olongba. Key project activities include: providing emergency medical care and provision of medical supplies; working with local health services to provide quality primary health care to beneficiaries; provide training for the inclusion of psychological and sexual and gender-based violence treatment in primary health care services; and setting up a nutritional and epidemiological monitoring system and emergency response services to malnutrition.