Chaos in Congo as Trump Aid Blow, War Stretch Health Care
- About 5,500 injured in Goma, with dozen more arriving daily
- Central African country faces multiple outbreaks of disease
A health professional attends to a wounded man from the recent clashes at Ndosho hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Jan. 30.
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Health services are at breaking point in rebel-controlled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting continues and the situation is exacerbated by the US government’s decision to cut funding.
Care givers are struggling to treat thousands of war-wounded and to stay on top of several deadly diseases amid intimidation, looting and dwindling supplies, Health Minister Roger Kamba said by phone Thursday. Congo’s health system that’s largely supported by external aid is in “true chaos,” he said.