More than 200 healthcare facilities in eastern Congo are experiencing severe medicine shortages, directly due to ongoing conflict and a decline in humanitarian funding.
A recent evaluation by the International Committee of the Red Cross indicates that 80% of clinics in North and South Kivu, provinces devastated by conflict, are functioning without external assistance. Numerous facilities lack access to essential treatments for malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis.
The conflict, fueled by the M23 rebels supported by Rwanda, has severely hindered the transportation of medicine across front lines, even when supplies are available. This year alone, over 3,000 lives have been lost and 7 million people have become displaced, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis that ranks among the worst globally.
According to François Moreillon of the ICRC, healthcare workers are leaving their posts, patients are losing their lives, and countless others remain in jeopardy.
This situation is more than a medical emergency; it's a humanitarian catastrophe that urgently demands global attention and action.
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