Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (March 25, 2020) Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: DRC Presidential Decree of State of Emergency The government of the DRC has declared a State of Emergency effective March 24 to limit the spread of COVID-19. All domestic passenger flights between Kinshasa and the provinces are suspended. The suspension …
Read More» Event: On July 14, 2019, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported a confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in the city of Goma in the province of Nord-Kivu. This is the first confirmed case in this city. Over 2500 confirmed and probable cases have been reported in the nine …
Read More» U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 22, 2018 MEDIA NOTE On May 17, Secretary Mike Pompeo determined it is in the national interest to make $5 million available immediately from the Emergency Reserve Fund to respond to the emerging outbreak of the Ebola virus disease that poses a …
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On April 25, 2018, the Foreign Service National (FSN)-led local Staff Care team in coordination with the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) team at the USAID/DRC Mission observed the World Malaria Day by holding an event for the entire U.S. Embassy Kinshasa community to raise awareness on how to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria. The …
Read More» Following this cluster of illness and deaths in and around Bas-Uele, on May 5, 2017, the provincial health team began a hemorrhagic fever outbreak investigation which was confirmed after tests at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) in Kinshasa. After tests confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus, on May 11, 2017, the Ministry …
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The full participation of civil society in major stage of PEPFAR programming and planning, from their advocacy to service delivery is critical to contribute to the success and sustainability of PEPFAR and the global effort to combat HIV. It is ethically imperative that affected populations have a voice in how the programs that serve them …
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