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As fighting displaces thousands of people in North and South Kivu, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about spread of disease due to overcrowded, unsanitary living conditions

Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF calls for protection of patients, medical facilities and civilians following Drodro hospital attack.

Ituri province, in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been gripped for decades by recurring cycles of violence. Since mid-February there has been a resurgence of attacks, many of them targeting civilians, resulting in significant casualties, especially among women and children.

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the humanitarian crisis has reached dramatic heights in 2023, with massive levels of violence and displacement. 

Dr Lisa Searle is a general practitioner from Tasmania who has built a career with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), completing 11 assignments since 2010.

In North Kivu province, an average of 800 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been admitted each month of 2023 for treatment to hospitals in Mweso and Masisi.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, poor living conditions in displacement camps make women more vulnerable to sexual violence.

Access to clean water is a major challenge for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have been surviving for months in makeshift camps located on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Even with MSF's efforts in water treatment and distribution, the population in the camps continues to live with around five liters of water a day. Increased efforts are needed to improve the life of displaced people.

More than one million people have fled the fighting linked to the resurgence of the M23 armed group in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Hundreds of thousands of them currently live in complete destitution in overcrowded camps in Goma and its surrounding area.