Everyday Emergency in DRC: Access to Health Care
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Channel: Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
"Nobody will help you with the operation. If you miss money, the disease kills you. What else can you do?" - a displaced man in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with limited access to health care. Many people in conflict affected Eastern DRC can't afford hospital treatment or hospitals are simply too far. Many people die from preventable illnesses. Read the MSF report on DRC, "Everyday Violence": http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/everyday-emergency-silent-suffering-democratic-republic-congo
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