Salomon Kosoma, a fisherman and farmer in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is also a community mobilizer with a strong commitment to the prevention and control of Guinea-worm ...

"It wasn't Guinea-worm disease. After receiving treatment, he was able to resume his life as a fisherman. I was very proud to have helped him." In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the ...

Conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has "multiplied" the risk of the spread of diseases, including ...

The recent surge in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to significant loss of life, trauma, displacement, and the destruction of critical health infrastructure, ...

Almost 3,000 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has ... The UN also fears possible disease outbreaks, and one lynching has been documented.

The Kinshasa-based National Centre for Epidemiological Intelligence seems a world away from the mega city's notoriously chaotic streets.Although unassuming from the outside, this building is the ...

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

The ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has intensified, significantly raising the threat of disease outbreaks, including cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, and the mpox ...

In January, rebel fighters claimed the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... gender-based and sexual violence and disease outbreaks. News broke this week that well ...