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Photo of the Day: Delivering health care, Congo


September 9, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Sinziana Demian/IRC
North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo -

The International Rescue Committee donated this four-wheel-drive vehicle to Rwanguba Health Zone in July 2011 to enable local health managers to supervise their teams and deliver essential drugs.  

Rwanguba is one of 57 large administrative zones in Congo's public health service the IRC supports. With an area of 366 square miles and a population of almost 225,000, this region has been severely affected by conflict, which left the state health system in ruins. The IRC is helping fill the gaps by training local medical staff, paying salary incentives, and providing medicines and logistical support. 
 
Previously we donated four motorbikes and an ambulance to Rwanguba, which have helped transfer patients to the region’s sole general hospital for emergency care.
 

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