Democratic Republic Congo News » Kinshasa News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: Age and Autonomy Shape Kangaroo Care Intentions in Kinshasa
A cross-sectional study in Kinshasa found that age and autonomy significantly influence the intention of young first-time mothers to use kangaroo mother care for low birthweight infants.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: WHO announces launch of first Ebola vaccine clinical trial in DR Congo
KINSHASA, 24th October, 2026 (WAM) -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the start of the first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine to combat the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: Congo tests passengers after boat that carried suspected Ebola case intercepted near Kinshasa
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People look on from a passenger boat, as health authorities intercept the boat, after, according to officials, a passenger who had ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: DR Congo - Cholera Cases Spike Amid Fight Against Ebola
The cholera epidemic continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where more than 125,000 suspected cases and 3,644 suspected deaths were recorded between January 2025 and the end of ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Le Monde traveled to Mongbwalu, a town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the Ebola virus outbreak began. As the death toll continues to rise, local health facilities and NGOs have ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: Ebola Responders Under Pressure As Outbreak Expands
As the deadly Ebola disease outbreak reached an eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), investigators pursued all leads on Thursday to assess the risk of the disease spreading ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: I’ve Worked in Congo for Decades. I’ve Never Seen an Ebola Crisis Like This.
On a recent evening commute through Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the streets looked almost ordinary. This city of nearly 1 million people was ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: Ebola outbreak rebounds in DR Congo as cross-border spread heightens concerns: WHO
Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have rebounded after a brief decline, while the virus's spread to other African countries is complicating efforts to contain an outbreak ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: In 1997, NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo began supporting healthcare in the Congo; a decade later, his mission reached a $29 million hospital built in memory of his late mother
In 1997, NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo established a foundation to improve health, education and living conditions in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ten years later, that commitment led to ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: Roundup: DR Congo's Ebola cases top 9,000 as vaccine trial nears launch
The outbreak has affected 65 health zones across seven provinces. The eastern province of Ituri remains the epicenter, accounting for 73.8 percent of all confirmed cases, followed by North Kivu ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: DR Congo's Ebola outbreak may spread to eighth province: Ex-minister
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak may have spread to an eighth province after two suspected new cases were reported in Nord-Ubangi, amid rising infections and ongoing vaccine ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Health: Ebola outbreak spreads to 8th province in DR Congo
KINSHASA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to an eighth province, with new cases confirmed in Nord-Ubangi Province in the north, ...