DRC

Mpox Is Infecting Children in DRC – and Spreading to Uganda and Beyond – Newsad

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Mpox Is Infecting Children in DRC – and Spreading to Uganda and Beyond – Newsad

MUNIGI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — Esther Mwema assumed her 4-year-old son had chicken pox. He was lucky enough to get a medical exam at this camp for displaced people, where many families live in tents and even clean water is at a premium. But the diagnosis was something else: mpox, a virus that’s sweeping … Read more

Serious Consequences as Private Medical Labs Skirt Regulations in DRC – Newsad

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Serious Consequences as Private Medical Labs Skirt Regulations in DRC – Newsad

TSHOPO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — Marie Bolisawu sits on her hospital bed and waits to receive treatment. She had expected to be diagnosed with malaria. Instead, the lab found a thyroid problem. But Bolisawu, 27, doesn’t trust the results. She’d originally been referred to a well-equipped private lab with qualified medical staff, she says, … Read more