Doctor Congo Crisis: A ‘nightmare’ of public health is taking place, warning AI
The Internet is still in the capital of the province and indicates the operating mobile networks, With M23 fighters is obviously a significant part of the city After the intense clash with the Congo armyThen The United Nations Agencies reported On Wednesday.
Aid groups from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO)) It is impossible to move freely to support hospitals, even ambulance can not run. It is a situation where in public health is a nightmare, ” Dr. Boureima Hama Sambo, who represented DRC.
‘The vulnerable people need us’
Talking with News of the United NationsDr. Sambo added: “We just hope that the situation will return to normal for the government, the vulnerable people really need us. “
The conditions in the capital of Goma province are still bad people, he added, there is no water, cutting electricity and civilians are trapped – including health experts.
Echoing those concerns, a UN peacekeeping official warned that the level of suffering among those who were caught up in violence was an unimaginable thing.
Vivian van de Perre, a special deputy representative for protection and operation in the United Nations stable sect in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) Security Council At the end of the third day, it is necessary to take emergency international actions and coordination of Muslims to prevent the war between the M23 rebels and the Congelese force backed by Rwanda when they fought to control Goma.
Large shift and fear
Before the M23 fighters were closed on Goma, more than 700,000 people relocated in the province’s capital. But hundreds of thousands of people flee in predictions about the encounters between rebels and the DRC troops backed by Rwanda, causing the new alarm to the spread of deadly illness.
When you have 700,000 people living in farms, you can imagine the suffering of people News of the United NationsThen Pointing in a lot [disease] Outbreaks in the north and south of Kivu-: mineral-rich areas near the Rwanda border, where dozens of armed groups have been affected for decades.
The disease has been present at the moment
Repetitive The mass shift in DRC has created ideal conditions for the spread of many endemic diseases In camps and surrounding communities in Kivus, including cholera (more than 22,000 cases and 60 deaths in 2024), measles (nearly 12,000 cases and 115 deaths) and malaria. , as well as chronic child malnutrition.
In August last year, Tedros General Director Adhanom Ghebryesus also declared Mpox broke out an emergency of public health of international concerns.
Although there is a strong initial reaction of the Viking to WHO’s mmox threat and national partners have been coordinated from Kinshasa offices and scene in Goma and South Kivu, Dr. Sambo warns that mmox patients have fled at least one treatment center of the camp and are currently living in the host communities. And with families.
Therefore, we are very concerned about this disease spreading in the community, but at this time, we cannot say because we cannot go there and evaluate what is happening right now.
Child separation is increasing: unicef
Child Agency UnicefThe representative of Drc, Jean Francois Basse, described the situation in Goma as “extremely serious”, complicated a very bad humanitarian crisis.
He emphasized the serious difficulties that the population relocated, including exposure to injuries, hunger, thirst and exhaustion events.
In addition to health risks, he said there was one The increase in the number of children separated from their parents, making them easily kidnapped, recruited by armed and sexual violence groups.
This agency is urgently calling for $ 22 million to continue providing support for life, including clean water, appropriate hygiene, medical supplies, treatment for serious malnutrition children and epidemics. Protection.
Mr. Basse emphasized the need of the parties involved in the conflict to prevent the military escalation, which worsened the suffering of children and worsened the humanitarian conditions.
