Democratic Republic of the Congo

Decades of armed violence, yet ongoing, have left Democratic Republic of the Congo extremely vulnerable. A low level of development, the trauma of violence, areas geographically difficult to access, several endemic tropical diseases and recurrent communicable disease outbreaks, all compound the country’s health needs.

Democratic Republic of the Congo Health Cluster is playing a key role in improving access to essential health care services, fighting HIV/AIDS and in managing outbreaks such as yellow fever, Ebola, cholera and measles. It also provides health care for severe malnourished children with medical complications, and services for people living with disabilities.

The information displayed here is updated in reference to the Health Cluster dashboard, in quarterly periods.

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Alou Badara Traore
Health Cluster Coordinator
traoreal@who.int

National team: 3
Coordinator: 1 FT
Information management officer: 1 FT 1PT
Public health officer: 0
Communications officer: 0
Subnational hubs: 5

Partners: 128
International NGOs: 41
National NGOs: 68
UN agencies: 6
National authorities: 5
Donors: 5
Observers: 3