DRC: Renewed Violence in Baraka, South Kivu

November 6, 2009

Renewed fighting erupted in the beginning of November in Baraka, South Kivu Province, in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.  In Baraka, MSF  is supporting a general hospital and treating tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and cholera, as well as running a nutrition project and providing reproductive health care. As MSF head of mission for South Kivu, Goedele Van Bavel, explains in this audio slide show, MSF is currently balancing whether to evacuate its operations in light of the recent developments.

 

 

Tags: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Conflict in Eastern DRC

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