Dec 19, 2023 · Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Below are key statistics from WHO’s Global Health Observatory. Data reported to WHO in the last 24 hours. Latest update: 19 December 2023, 09:43 am GMT-8. Tackling malaria in countries hardest hit by the disease: ministerial conference...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Health Cluster is playing a key role in improving access to essential health care services, fighting HIV/AIDS and in managing outbreaks such as yellow fever, Ebola, cholera and measles.

Between 24 October and 5 December 2024, Panzi health zone in Kwango Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease with symptoms of fever, headache, cough, runny nose and body ache.

Health data overview for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, containing the latest population, life expectancy and mortality data from WHO.

Jan 29, 2025 · The internet also remains down in the provincial capital and only mobile phone networks are functioning, with M23 fighters apparently in control of “a significant portion of the city” after intense clashes with the Congolese army, UN agencies reported on Wednesday. Aid teams from the UN World Health Organization “cannot move freely to support the hospitals, even ambulances cannot run.

Jun 23, 2023 · With the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Mai-Ndombe, Kasai and Tshopo, World Health Organization (WHO) is also immediately scaling up emergency health assistance to respond to the rising needs.

1 day ago · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, ... The World Health Organization now warns of potential disease outbreaks as bodies continue to be recovered across the city. Over 2,000 bodies have already been buried, while 900 remain in morgues fuelling ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Kinshasa – World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carry out further investigations to determine the cause of a yet undiagnosed disease that has been reported in Panzi, a locality in Kwango province in the southwest of the country. Laboratory tests are being ...

Nov 21, 2024 · The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the hardest hit country in the African region by mpox outbreak, accounting for about 80% of laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths reported across the continent this year.