DR Congo – Rural Maternal Healthcare
More than half a million women die each year due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth. The majority of these deaths are preventable. Doctors Worldwide...
DR Congo (2004-2014)
DWW worked in the DR Congo between 2004 & April 2014 when we left. We developed a health care system focused on Maternal Health in Katanga Province, SE Congo. It was a challenging environment; Katanga is 497,000 sq km in size and 16x as large as Belgium. We built a new hospital in Lubumbashi which completed in 2014 and also supported the running of 5 rural maternal and medical centers.
DR Congo – Hewa Bora Hospital
In 2006, Doctors Worldwide helped build a small hospital with a Maternity and Peadiatric Unit to provide health care for women and children in the...
DR Congo-HIV Prevention & Safe Male Circumcision Project
Between 2004-2010, Doctors Worldwide completed 220,000 circumcisions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Male Circumcision is valued as a key element of a comprehensive HIV...
