Threat of disease in DRC "multiplied" by conflict, WHO says
Conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has "multiplied" the risk of the spread of diseases, including ...
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Conflict in the DRC: What you need to know about the crisis
Learn more about the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and how humanitarian organizations are ...
International Rescue Committee15d
DRC: Waterborne diseases threaten to compound escalating humanitarian crisis, warns the IRC
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 30, 2025 — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to face an escalating ... Beyond the immediate threat of disease, the humanitarian toll of the ...
openaccessgovernment3d
Violence in Eastern DRC causes a crisis in health services and humanitarian response
Recent violence in DRC has led to serious consequences for the population, with thousands of people killed or injured ...
Mercy Corps7d
Humanitarian Lifeline in DRC Under Threat: INGOs Call for Urgent Action
The Forum of International NGOs in DRC warns that unabated conflict ... requiring urgent medical and psychological care. Disease outbreaks - measles, cholera, and suspected mpox - pose an escalating ...
devdiscourse7d
Disease Risks Surge Amid Congo Conflict
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has escalated, increasing the risk of spreading diseases like cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, and mpox. Fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese ...
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Q&A: Cause of DRC outbreak identified as combination of malaria, flu and malnutrition
In December, the DRC Ministry of Health announced ... context of preparedness for unforeseen threats. WHO has a list of nine potentially dangerous diseases, including "Disease X," but this list ...
China Internet Information Center28d
Unknown disease in DRC caused by severe malaria: health ministry
KINSHASA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The mysterious disease plaguing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is caused by severe malaria aggravated by malnutrition, health authorities confirmed late ...
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Potential Ebola outbreak reported in DRC at a time of strained U.S.-WHO relations
Gary Kobinger, an Ebola expert who has responded to outbreaks of the disease in DRC noted that there are daily flights from Equateur province to Kinshasa, and flights from the capital to the rest ...
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Threat of Disease in DRC 'Multiplied' by Conflict, WHO Says
Threat of Disease in DRC 'Multiplied' by Conflict, WHO Says GENEVA (Reuters) -Conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has "multiplied" the risk of the spread of diseases ...
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Threat of disease in DRC "multiplied" by conflict, WHO says
where disrupted water supplies have heightened the risk of the spread of the disease. The fighting has also affected the WHO's vaccine rollout for the mpox virus in eastern DRC. "Ninety percent of ...