Medair

Devastating civil and regional wars in D.R. Congo have killed 5.4 million people, many of them from war-related hunger and disease.

Medair has been active in the country since before the conflict began in 1996.

Our main goal is to provide emergency primary health care in zones where there are large numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and where basic health needs are not being met.

The principle objective of the programme is to decrease the death rate from common diseases and outbreaks of communicable diseases.  We increase access to health services for IDPs, people who have recently returned to their homes, and vulnerable host communities through the provision of free care, along with essential maternal and child health services. We improve the quality of care available by training health staff to improve clinical practice, clinic management, and hygiene.
 
In D.R. Congo, Medair also works to improve access to drinking water and to sanitation facilities, and we rehabilitate and construct bridges to increase humanitarian access to vulnerable communities.

Medair employs approximately 17 internationally recruited staff (IRS) and more than 115 nationally recruited staff (NRS) in D.R. Congo.

Medair’s D.R. Congo programme is supported by the E.C. Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection,  the United States Agency for International Development, the Pooled Fund, the Global Fund, EO Metterdaad, and private donors.