You are here
Democratic Republic of the Congo
-
The Secondary Impacts of COVID-19 on Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa
This rapid review focuses on identifying evidence on the secondary impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It aims to enable a greater understanding of the unique circumstances of women and girls in the region, which could assi
-
The Health of Internally Displaced Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Around 41,3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) were located around the world at the end of 2018. The same year, internal displacement in sub-Saharan Africa was higher than in any other region, with approximately 7,4 million people displaced due t
-
Note d’Orientation pour la Protection de l’Enfance Pendant la Pandémie de Coronavirus (COVID-19)
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the epidemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic.The virus now affects many countries and territories including the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is essential that communities take steps to prevent the sp
-
Contraceptive Use Among Adolescent and Young Women in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A crosssectional population-based survey
This research article analyzes contraceptive use among sexually active young women aged 15-24 in health zones served by Save the Children, CARE, and IRC in conflict-affected North and South Kivu, DRC.
-
Barriers to Education for Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo
There is limited literature on the barriers to girls’ education in the DRC. The main findings of the research suggest that cultural history, economic lack, and the coexistence of these are the main factors hindering access to girls’ education. Limited dat
-
Children and Young People’s Voices in Times of COVID-19: Voices of children and young people in the United Kingdom (Milton Keynes) and World Vision International’s young leaders programme
This research is part of World Vision’s global campaign ‘It Takes A World to End Violence Against Children’ which seeks to see an end to all forms of violence against children everywhere. We gathered 110 children and young people online from 14 countries
-
Fighting for Breath in DRC 2020: A call to action to stop children dying of pneumonia
Pneumonia is the world’s leading infectious killer of children, claiming the lives of more than 800,000 children under the age of five every year, more than 2,000 every day. It is a shocking demonstration of pervasive health inequities disproportionately
-
On Life Support: A battered health system leaves DRC children at the mercy of killer diseases
Like the rest of the world, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is dealing with a new enemy. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic comes as the country is close to ending one of the world's largest outbreaks of the Ebola virus disease. Out of more than
-
Reproductive Health in Emergencies Tablet-Based Supervision System to Improve Competency of Health Care Providers
This brief provides an overview of the Reproductive Health in Emergencies Tablet-Based Supervision System. The tablet-based supervision system allows streamlining supervision systems, prioritization of whom to supervise based on the needs, adapting indivi
-
Family Planning and Postabortion Care in Emergencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This fact sheet provides details on Save the Children's family planning and postabortion care programming in eastern DRC.
-
Guidelines for the Management of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in the Context of Ebola Virus Disease
At the time of writing, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing the second largest Ebola outbreak in history. Investigational treatment and vaccination trials are ongoing, but data in the context of pregnancy and breastfeeding are limited.
-
Strengthening Coordinated Education Planning and Response in Crises: Democratic Republic of the Congo case study
At the time of writing, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is considered to be undergoing one of the world’s most complex and protracted crises, with multiple armed conflicts and outbreaks of Ebola in certain areas. The Congolese authorities has very