Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fieldset

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the largest countries in Africa. This vast nation is rich in natural resources but has faced years of conflict.

A five-year conflict between government forces and rebels caused widespread civilian suffering. A peace deal was reached in 2003, but people in the east of the country continue to live in fear of violence from marauding militias and the army.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first worked in DRC in 1981. Our projects have responded to armed conflict, exclusion from healthcare, and both epidemic and endemic diseases, including Ebola.

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: “This has touched my heart forever”

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak in history. At the end of her first week on the frontline, Australian doctor Saschveen shares this story of hope…

14 Jan 2019

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: Staying safe in the red zone

Australian doctor Saschveen recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak of the disease in history. In this blog, she explains how our teams avoid spreading the disease while caring for infected patients.

04 Jan 2019

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: On my way

Australian doctor Saschveen recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak of the disease in history. In this first blog, she shares her thoughts on the journey to the frontline.

17 Dec 2018

Alpha Diallo

WATSAN

Ebola: "I was terrified of my first time in the high-risk zone. Now I train others."

Three years after the end of the major Ebola epidemic in West Africa, an outbreak of the deadly disease was declared on 1 August 2018 in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this new fight against Ebola, MSF relies on veteran staff to share their knowledge. One of them is Alpha Diallo, a water and sanitation expert from Guinea.

22 Nov 2018

Lanice Jones

Doctor

48 hours on the frontline of maternity care

At a maternity project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it’s non-stop emergency medicine for Lanice, a Canadian doctor on her fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). She blogs about life, death and learning on the frontline of medical care.

24 Sep 2018

An msf surgical team in DRC prepare to operate

Lanice Jones

Doctor

DRC: Cas Rouge! Red Case!

Lanice is a family doctor from Canada. She is currently on her fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), working at a maternity project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this blog, she shares how her team raced to save a newborn during a dramatic delivery.

02 Aug 2018

Lanice Jones

Doctor

DRC: "My new name is Moto Mama!"

Lanice is a family doctor from Canada. She is currently on her fourth assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), working as a maternity project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this blog, she shares how she spent a day supporting an outreach team - riding on the back of a motorbike to provide vital health education to remote communities.

24 Jul 2018

Paul Reidy

Doctor

First impressions: An Irish doctor in DRC

Paul is a doctor from Ireland, currently working on a project in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Here, he shares his thoughts as he begins his first ever assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

19 Jul 2018

Ida Moberg

Doctor

DRC: Saving Mulume and baby Bahati

Ida is a Swedish doctor on assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the final blog from her assignment, she shares the story of how her team worked to save two critically ill children, Mulume and Bahati.

09 Jul 2018

MSF vehicles travelling through the mud in DRC

Pol Heredero

Logistician

Logistics: “In DRC nothing is constant”

"The one thing I knew about DRC was that it would be a challenge."

28 Jun 2018

Luis Encinas

Nurse

Chapter 8 : "Your Excellency, I take you at your word. You will be our first to be vaccinated!”

Luis is a nurse with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). He's in the Democratic Republic of Congo responding to the current Ebola outbreak...

28 Jun 2018