DR Congo’s health authorities have failed to explain where millions of dollars meant for building hospitals and other treatment centres have gone, a public accountability group said on Monday. The Congolese arm of the Publish What You Pay global network — primarily concerned with transparency in the resources sector — said it looked into 35 […]
World Health Organization Africa (Brazzaville) Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the north-eastern Tshopo Province where 261 suspected cases and 129 deaths – a high case fatality ratio of 50% – have been reported. Confirmatory tests carried out by the Institut Pasteur in Paris detected Neisseria […]
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, access to quality healthcare is expensive and tedious. But Bienvenue Zigabe has managed to create an application to facilitate quick access to medical services. “Wiiqare” helps patients pay for treatment and drugs using their savings or on credit. “Our goal is for everyone to have access to health care. […]
Several African nations including DR Congo, Cape Verde and eSwatini have suspended the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine citing possible side-effects. The move follows similar measures by European states, writes Daniel Pelz for Deutsche Welle. Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) urged countries to continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine as part of their vaccination strategies. “At this […]
