Support Our Emergency Response DRC

How is MSF responding in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

Despite hostilities, MSF is providing medical assistance to affected communities through regular and emergency projects in North and South Kivu.

In Goma, heavy fighting and insecurity—including looting—in the first days forced us to partially suspend some projects, particularly in the camps, and to temporarily withdraw some non-essential staff from several medical facilities and offices. However, we increased wound care capacity in Kyeshero hospital to support the Ndosho hospital, where the Ministry of Health and the International Committee of the Red Cross treat patients with severe wounds.

Ebola Update

The World Health Organization has declared the current Ebola disease outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.  In less than five weeks, the number of confirmed cases has tripled, from 650 to nearly 2,000 as of 12 July, while the number of deaths has increased more than fivefold, from 130 to over 700.

Since the start of the outbreak, MSF teams in Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tshopo provinces have established Ebola Treatment Centres in Bunia, Mongbwalu, Komanda, Goma, Butembo, Bukavu, and Lwiro, as well as more than 15 isolation units. Additional isolation and treatment facilities are being prepared across the affected provinces.

Hundreds of tonnes of medical supplies and equipment have been shipped from Kinshasa and abroad, and more than 2,200 staff are currently involved in MSF's Ebola response, including 800 Ministry of health staff supported by MSF.

RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES

As an independent, impartial medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières can respond rapidly to emergency situations and deliver urgent medical treatment to people in need – no matter who they are. By making a donation, you can help ensure that we can be there to provide medical assistance during times of crisis.

Patients at the Masisi General Reference Hospital recover following surgical operations in September 2025. Almost all of them have suffered some kind of violent injury. © Sam Bradpiece/MSF

HOW YOU CAN HELP

By donating to MSF's emergency fund, you can help ensure that MSF staff can provide medical assistance during times of crises where it is needed most—both in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and around the world.

Your donation supports MSF's Emergency Fund and is not restricted to a specific country or emergency.

We work where the need is greatest; it’s critical we respond as soon as a crisis occurs.

Médecins Sans Frontières Australia's emergency fund ensures that we have adequate financial resources ready so that we don’t lose precious time. By donating to our emergency fund today, you can help our teams provide relief as soon as possible to people who urgently need our help.

Please consider making an urgent donation today. We simply could not do what we do without you.

MSF staff cross the Lomela river in Boende, DRC, on their way to provide case management during a measles outbreak.