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Wanawake: Being a woman in Congo


Democratic Republic of Congo | 07 March 2011

Since 1998, people living in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have suffered extreme violence, often finding themselves caught in the middle of an ongoing conflict between government forces and various armed rebel groups. Close to 600,000 people now live in camps for displaced persons after having fled the ongoing violence. Access to healthcare is very limited in the camps. Women and children are the most vulnerable in this situation. To meet people’s healthcare needs, in 2007 MSF initiated a project at the Masisi General Hospital in North Kivu, DRC.


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