The second largest country of Africa, full of paradoxes. On one hand, it is rich in natural resources (including cobalt, copper, coltan, crude oil, diamonds, gold); on the other hand, its inhabitants are among the poorest in the world. For decades, the DRC has been suffering from prolonged conflicts that have led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world.
09.11.2021
It is hot again in Congo! Fighting has begun on the hills adjacent to our hospital. Shots are heard and bombs explode.
” Each war has a new, increasingly convoluted scenario. There is a great unknown ahead.” write the sisters from Congo. “Two bombs have just exploded. We hope this night will be peaceful…”
Masses of people are fleeing their homes. Nobody knows exactly who is shooting at whom. And when nobody knows what is going on, it is usually about money and business, which in this part of Congo the whole world would like to be involved in.
The people here do not remember peace. Hunger, poverty and helplessness are their daily reality, even though they walk on a land rich in diamonds and rare minerals. Diamonds are called ‘beans’ here, and if they were edible, they would solve many problems. Unfortunately, they are not and, in addition, they continue to generate problems. The whole world would like to mine here. North Kivu also has abundant deposits of tungsten and coltan, containing tantalum, which allows for increasingly miniaturised electronics. Congo is currently the world’s second-largest exporter (after Australia) of ores containing tantalum. If you own a laptop, PlayStation or smartphone, there is a one in five chance that you are in possession of a piece of Congolese earth. So we cannot say that this problem does not concern us.
A wave of Congolese people who are fleeing bombs falling from the sky are heading for the Ugandan border. The pictures do not do justice to the scale of the problem, but the situation is very tense. The medical centre’s team will have its hands full in the coming days. We very much need you! Please support the hospital as we need to stock up on blood and medicines. GoodWorks 24/7 is the easiest tool for you to do something good today for these terrified people who are fleeing violence. You will find all the important links in the comments. Please join us. If you can’t do so today, share these posts and help us get the message out to people who are not indifferent to the situation.
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11.09.2024
Little Fabien needs urgent help! Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis sounds mysterious, although it’s estimated that this anatomical defect occurs in as many as 8 in 1,000 children. For Fabien, born in the heart of the Congolese bush, this diagnosis could mean a slow death from starvation and dehydration. His mother was at a loss—her son […]
21.08.2024
A woman who loses her husband is called a widow. A child who loses their parents becomes an orphan. We have words for so many things, but there is no word for a parent who loses a child. Perhaps it’s because such a reversal of the natural order is beyond what our hearts, let alone […]
28.06.2024
When I was leaving for tests with other patients, I asked the physiotherapist to bring Dawid some juice – maybe he will wake up from this coma, maybe he will be thirsty? The news of Dawid’s passing reached Sister Agnieszka the same day. She had fought for him for many months, providing him with treatment […]
