DR Congo Health System At Breaking Point – WHO

The health system in the crisis-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo is now at breaking point, the World Health Organization warned Friday.

In particular, the eastern DR Congo faces increasing violence and insecurity, which is severely impacting on public health, the WHO said.

The vast central African nation’s health system and available resources are under pressure due to concurrent disease outbreaks, including some such as yellow fever, cholera and malaria which are increasing due to recent natural disasters, the UN health agency said.

The WHO says 7.4 million people in the DRC need health assistance.