The Democratic Republic of Congo will end the year carrying a load of unprecedented disease outbreaks it began with. And officials say they are resilient, even if burdened.
Addressing senior officials of the Congolese government on December 13, Health minister Dr Roger Kamba outlined the epidemiological situation in the country, reporting an increase in cases of Mpox, another outbreak of an unknown disease – now declared to be severe malaria -- and cholera.