Eastern DRC: Minova, South Kivu on the brink of a healthcare crisis, MSF calls for urgent action

Eastern DRC: Minova, South Kivu on the brink of a healthcare crisis, MSF calls for urgent action

Minova, South Kivu, 7 May 2026 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) – Access to care in South Kivu province is deteriorating dangerously, against a backdrop of prolonged conflict and the gradual withdrawal of healthcare international organisations. In Minova, in the territory of Kalehe, the cessation of World Bank funding through the Multisectoral Nutrition and Health Project (PMNS) has had immediate consequences on access to vital care, particularly for pregnant women and newborns.

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