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D.R. Congo > Past Activity Report

2010 Overview

Total beneficiaries served:     1,046,897

Health and Nutrition–Emergency Relief

•  191,221 IDPs received free heath care
•  4,367 women received free antenatal care
•  7,270 IDP and returnee women gave birth in supervised clinics
•  2,400 mosquito nets distributed; 2,575 clean delivery kits distributed
•  37,278 received subsidised health care
•  377 HIV/AIDS patients received ARVs
•  1,022 health centre staff trained

Rehabilitation

• 700,553 new consultations in Medair-supported health clinics
• 10,071 insecticide-treated mosquito nets distributed
• 1 new medical distribution centre opened in Dingila
• 3 health centres supplied with incinerators
•  9 tonnes of hospital equipment for maternity units given to  
    health centres
• 75,249 children and pregnant women treated for malaria
•  15,536 pregnant women received preventative treatment for malaria;
    12,000 rapid malaria diagnostic tests distributed

WASH–Rehabilitation

•  6 latrine blocks (total 30 stands) constructed
•  1 well dug, 1 repaired; 6 protected springs rebuilt; 4 hand-pumps repaired

2009 Overview

Total beneficiaries served:     1,438,000

Health Services

Emergency Relief

  • 294,000 IDPs given free medical care
  • 3 outbreak responses, 272 patients treated


Rehabilitation

  • 438 health centres supported each month
  • 1,209,000 new patient consultations
  • 67,000 babies delivered
  • 251,000 vaccines given to children
  • 419,000 preventative consultations for children under 5
  • 112,000 people treated for malaria; 55,000 mosquito nets distributed
  • 372 nurses and midwives trained
  • 761 victims of sexual violence treated
  • 925 people tested and counselled about HIV; 361 supplied with antiretroviral medication
Water & Sanitation

Rehabilitation

  • 8 health centres received latrine blocks, placenta pits, and waste pits
  • 9 water harvesting systems installed
Shelter & Infrastructre

Rehabilitation

  • 7 health centres newly constructed and 4 health centres rehabilitated

2008 Overview

Total beneficiaries served: 1,238,243

Health Services

Emergency Relief

  • 31 health structures treating IDPs supported
  • 13 outbreak responses for cholera, dysentery, and meningitis

Rehabilitation

  • 497 health structures supported
  • 890,822 new patient consultations with 114,023 admissions
  • 244,008 antenatal appointments, 63,998 births
  • 373,721 vaccinations administered
  • 112 midwives and nurse trainers trained
  • 1,690 victims of sexual violence treated
Water & Sanitation

Rehabilitation

  • 15 2-stance latrines built for health centres in Ituri
  • 13 4-stance latrines built for health centres in Ituri and Haut Uélé
  • 28 health centres furnished with rainwater collection systems, disposal pits, placenta pits, and handwashing kits
Shelter & Infrastructre

Rehabilitation

  • 29 health centres and hospital wards plus 2 health admin buildings began construction or rehab (20 in Ituri, 11 in Haut Uélé), with 20 projects completed
  • 31 community-involvement tool kits distributed
  • 31 health centres provided with furniture

2007 Overview

Total beneficiaries served: 1,068,000

Health Services

Emergency Relief

  • 10 outbreak responses for cholera, meningitis, rubella, and plague, treating 426 people


Rehabilitation

  • 1,068,000 people given access to health care facilities
  • 523 health structures supported, providing primary health care access to 2,500,000 people
  • 51,520 births in Medair-supported health structures, including 2,879 caesarian sections
  • 84 tonnes of medication distributed
  • 197,386 vaccinations given for 5 different diseases
  • 17,600 mosquito nets distributed
  • Over 1,000 health staff trained on medical issues, plus 55 health staff trained on psychosocial issues
  • 666 community leaders, 1,512 teachers, and 5,754 secondary school students sensitised on psychosocial issues
Water & Sanitation

Rehabilitation

  • 22 water sources protected
  • 100 latrines built
  • 25 rainwater collection systems installed in health structures
Shelter & Infrastructure

Rehabilitation

  • 24 health structures reconstructed or rehabilitated, accessed by 81,669 patients
  • 1 hospitalisation ward constructed with facilities for 20 in-patients

2006 Overview

Total beneficiaries served: 1,386,700

Health Services

Emergency Relief

  • Rapid responses to outbreaks of cholera, whooping cough, meningitis, measles, and plague
  • Comprehensive response to overcrowding crisis around Gety village, including a major child vaccination campaign and restoration of looted health centres
  • Health staff given psychological training to help people traumatised by sexual violence

 
Rehabilitation

  • 1.3 million people received access to treatment and preventative care
  • Over 500 health structures supported
  • Over half a million malaria treatments administered, and over 58,000 mosquito nets distributed for malaria control
  • 70 schools received training on the psychosocial effects of war and sexual violence
  • Implementation of a safe motherhood project, with almost a thousand caesarians performed
  • Comprehensive child mortality project
Shelter & Infrastructure

Rehabilitation

  • Reconstruction or rehabilitation of 24 health care centres
  • Rehabilitation of a 111 kilometre road


2005 Overview

Total beneficiaries served: 1,373,000

Health Services

Emergency Relief

  • Response to epidemics of cholera, meningitis, and plague

 
Rehabilitation

  • Health care access for over 1.3 million people
  • Over 500 health care structures supported
  • Training for health care workers
  • Distribution of 22,000 insecticide-treated nets
  • Over 3,000 received trauma counselling, and over 200 trained counsellors were supervised
  • Tonnes of essential drugs imported


Water & Sanitation

Rehabilitation

  • 60 water sources protected
  • 9 wells constructed
Shelter & Infrastructure

Rehabilitation

  • 27 health care centres reconstructed or rehabilitated
  • 200 women’s associations supported
  • Store for household and agricultural items opened by women
  • Village associations trained and supported with seeds and tools for cultivation
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