Since August 2016, the Great Kasai region in the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo was transformed from a peaceful area in a troubled country to one of the most serious humanitarian crises in the world today. Around 1,3 million people have fled their homes due to the violence and tens of thousands of children may be at risk of malnutrition.
Since April 2017, MSF independently manages the 70 bed trauma wing of the Kananga General Hospital (Kasai Central province). The team rehabilitated the operating theatre and offers free care for victim of violence and accidental trauma.
Since June, MSF has been supporting three health centers and one general reference hospital in different areas of the city of Tshikapa, in Kasai province. These focus on providing assistance to children under five years of age, to pregnant and lactating women, the wounded, and people with medical emergencies caused by the violence and its consequences. In July, the teams expanded activities to different rural areas around Tshikapa.
MSF teams are also carrying out mobile clinics in rural areas surrounding Dibaya and Tshimbulu, in the south of Kasai Central.