Small voices: The youngest victims of conflict in Ituri, DR Congo | Doctors Without Borders

About MSF’s work in DRC

With a total capacity of 45 beds, MSF’s trauma and orthopedic care center in Bunia serves as a crucial health care hub for the people of Ituri province, who have been affected by protracted conflict. As well as providing complex trauma surgery, medical teams in Bunia treat patients with burns and provide post-trauma care, including physiotherapy and mental health consultations.

To strengthen local health care infrastructure and improve the quality of medical care, MSF teams are also training local medical staff, improving the quality of biomedical equipment, supporting the referral system, donating medical equipment, and constructing health infrastructure. MSF’s support also extends to the general reference hospital.

In addition to the project in Bunia, MSF supports two Ministry of Health hospitals, 12 health centers, three advanced health posts, and 20 community care sites in Drodro and Angumu, where our teams predominantly treat malnutrition, malaria, and common childhood diseases, and provide care for survivors of sexual violence and psychological support. 

MSF has been working in DRC for more than 40 years and currently runs projects in 20 of the country’s 26 provinces, providing medical care to victims of violence, displaced people, and those suffering from disease epidemics including measles, cholera, meningitis, and HIV. MSF also has emergency response teams on standby throughout the country to respond to epidemics, natural disasters, and conflicts.