The fight against cholera in Kinshasa: a call for ‘clear-sighted’ mobilisation of Congolese stakeholders

‘In the week from June 23rd to 29th, 2025 alone, four (4) new health zones recorded cases of cholera, bringing to 25 the total number of zones affected out of the 35 in the capital, Kinshasa.
Hospital and funeral capacities are under severe strain, and the threat of a widespread epidemic, particularly in disaster camps, is looming.
‘At this time of distress, he expressed his solidarity with all the families bereaved or affected by illness.
He also paid a heartfelt tribute to the medical staff, front-line teams and community workers who, with courage and self-sacrifice, are working to save lives’, he said.
The number of new suspected cases of cholera rose from 1,093 to 1,271 in the 24th epidemiological week in the DRC.

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