DR Congo

AmeriCares

AmeriCares is an international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization that provides immediate response to emergency medical needs and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs around the world. As part of a global collaboration with the ICA Foundation, AmeriCares works with the Nundu Deaconess Hospital, which is a secondary-level hospital operated by the Free Methodist Church in the town of Nundu in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nundu Hospital is a referral hospital for 30 outpatient clinics in a catchment area of over 100,000 people, and serves approximately 12,100 patients each year. The most common ailments treated at the 130 bed hospital include malaria, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition and trauma from sexual violence. Since 2013, 600 LNG IUS devices have been donated to fill gaps in family planning for women in DRC.

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Sexual and reproductive health is among IRC’s main health priorities and family planning acknowledged as a number one focus of their efforts. IRC is committed to increasing the availability of modern contraception, and in particular widely neglected long-term methods to prevent women from unwanted pregnancies and often life-threatening medical complications. The IRC has been working with national partners from the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and supported a wide range of RH services at MOH run facilities. Since 2013 in total 1.590 LNG IUS products have been donated into existing comprehensive family planning programs at seven sites in North and South Kivu.