Posted on 12 July, 2012

Fighting in North Kivu Prevents Cholera Treatment The resumption of fighting in the Rutshuru district of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is preventing people from accessing essential care in the midst of a cholera...

Fighting in North Kivu Prevents Cholera Treatment

The resumption of fighting in the Rutshuru district of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is preventing people from accessing essential care in the midst of a cholera outbreak, the international medical humanitarian organization MSF said today.

“Some roads are blocked or unsafe and it is difficult for people to access health facilities,” said Mickael Le Paih, MSF head of mission in North Kivu. “There have been significantly less people coming to the hospital.”

MSF’s efforts to treat cholera in Rutshuru have been hampered by conflict.
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