…..Triple-fold Increase in Cases Since 2009 – Kinshasa/London, 25 April 2012 – A massive increase in malaria cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is overwhelming existing treatment capacity, demanding a comprehensive and stepped-up response, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today. MSF’s health centres and hospitals have observed a marked increase in malaria cases, including in its severe form. In six provinces (half of the vast country), the number of people treated for malaria in MSF projects has increased 250 percent since 2009, with the rise even more sharp in recent months. The increase is particularly alarming due... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 24th 2012 |
London, April 4, 2012: On the morning of Wednesday, April 4, two MSF staff members—Cedric, a nurse, and Marius, a logistician—were kidnapped near Nyanzale in North Kivu Province while traveling by car. Hours later, they were released unharmed. Given the seriousness of this incident, MSF evacuated its team working in the hospital Nyanzale and in two health centers in the area. MSF is therefore suspending some of its activities in North Kivu pending a full review of MSF’s work and practices in light of the deteriorating security situation in the province, which is having profound impact on the population and on the ability of relief... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, April 4th 2012 |
Lubumbashi, 6 March 2012 — Two days after being forced to suspend its operations in Shamwana, in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) has returned to the town to continue providing medical care. Fighting between the Mai Mai militia and government forces had led to the entire population fleeing their homes, and obliged MSF to close its health facilities in Shamwana, Katanga province, on 1 March. “There hasn’t been fighting in Shamwana for nearly six years,” says Katrien Coppens, MSF’s operational manager for DRC. “When we heard about the battles between the Mai Mai militia and government forces, we were surprised that this was happening in Shamwana,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 6th 2012 |
IGN France International CONTINUED ITS AWARENESS ACTION IN DURBAN Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing presided the ceremony in Durban for the signature of licenses corresponding to the use of high resolution satellite images by her African counterparts. The images will be used in the fight against deforestation and the degradation of forests in Central Africa. The Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo have officially signed “national authority” licenses that will allow them to use SPOT images and more importantly to make them available for any project eligible under this program. IGN... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, December 18th 2011 |
November 23rd, Tarifa, Spain – Three brand new African film projects from Burkina Faso, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo found their producers at this year´s 3rd África Prouce Co-Production Forum and thus are able to enter into pre-production phase. África Produce, the only co-production forum for African films in Spain, took place in June within the 8th Tarifa African Film Festival (FCAT) in Spain. On top of that one of these three projects – The Boda Boda Thieves – was awarded the 60 000 euros grant at Berlinale co-production forum last week. Feature-length project “The Boda Boda Thieves” (Uganda,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 |
