MEDSF Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

MEDSF supports Ebola outbreak response in DRC

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:05:20 +0000

MEDSF is responding to this latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with the WHO and Ministry of Health.

Fleeing conflict: South Sudanese refugees gather in DRC

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:54:24 +0000

More than 33,000 refugees from South Sudan have fled violence to arrive in northern DRC, where they face difficult living conditions.

For women in eastern DRC nowhere is safe from sexual violence

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:28:40 +0000

In Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), MEDSF teams continue to record alarming numbers of sexual violence cases, with hundreds of victims and survivors seeking care at health centres each week.

MEDSF responds to growing needs in Walikale DRC

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:53:28 +0000

People in Walikale, in North Kivu, DRC, have been displaced by conflict and are now facing food insecurity.

MEDSF responds to cholera outbreak following gold discovery in South Kivu

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:34:29 +0000

In May, Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) launched an emergency response to a cholera outbreak in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, triggered by a gold rush and poor sanitation.

Sexual violence in eastern DRC is a persistent emergency

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:15:38 +0000

Persistently high levels of sexual violence are being reported in eastern DRC, where the safety of civilians and access to care must be improved.

Violence against civilians must end in DRC

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:40:09 +0000

A second MEDSF staff member has been killed in Masisi, North Kivu, DRC, as civilians and aid workers are victims to the violence.

MEDSF condemns the shooting that left one person dead in the Kyeshero hospital, Goma, DRC

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:42:33 +0000

Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) once again condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of weapons in and around healthcare facilities.

Civilians and MEDSF teams trapped by violence in Walikale, DRC

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:38:43 +0000

Intensifying violence between armed groups in Walikale, in North Kivu province, DRC, has trapped people and our teams, and is preventing the delivery of supplies.

New wave of violence in Ituri DRC further risks civilian lives

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:26:46 +0000

Civilians in Ituri province, northeastern DRC, are particularly vulnerable to violence from armed groups, and highly likely to be displaced because of these attacks.