President of the DRC affirms that health is a budgetary priority
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo has called on provincial leaders to devote at least 15% of their annual budgets to the health sector. Health is a collective responsibility and a crucial objective for the future of the nation, a right for all, not a...
Innovative health financing in Congo: a tax on harmful products
The private sector at DRC is involved in discussions on an innovative financing mechanism, a specific tax earmarked for health promotion. The revenue from this tax on harmful products is intended to feed the Health Promotion Fund on a permanent basis. On June 11,...
DRC: Health Minister calls for compulsory health insurance
For Dr Roger Samuel Kamba, Minister of Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, health insurance is of vital importance to the well-being of the Congolese population.Seizing the opportunity of the 12th International Congress of the Association des Anciens de la Faculté de...
Nurses invited to commit to the success of Universal Health Coverage
The ordinary congress of the national union of nurses of Congo (UNIC) was held in Kinshasa from June 24 to 26, 2024. On this occasion, they were invited to get involved in supporting Universal Health Coverage. " Advocacy for the labor rights of public sector nurses...
Round Table in DRC on the financing of Universal Health Coverage
With the support of the World Bank, the Conseil National de la Couverture Santé Universelle (CNCSU) launched the National Forum on Health Financing and Universal Health Coverage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.There's a lot you need...
DRC-Gratuity: A step towards health coverage
Free childbirth in Kinshasa is a laudable initiative, as it would promote maternal health, equity and reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates. Is this a step towards the CSU? Patrick Ndjadi Ombombo, an expert in healthcare coverage, asks.For the Health Rights...
Congolese civil society in the fight against Covid19
A civil society mini-dialogue opened on April 27 in Pointe-Noire on the identification of needs for the fight against Covid19. According to the departmental health directorate, this workshop marks the start of the process of drawing up the grant needed to...
DRC: AIDS continues to kill due to lack of resources for treatment
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the figures are alarming.... 42% of AIDS patients admitted to Lubumbashi provincial hospital die for lack of money for treatment. These statistics were presented at the Journées Scientifiques, organized jointly by the...
DRC: access to healthcare a challenge for the elderly
For Gilbert Tshibangu, a teacher at the Institut Supérieur du Commerce in Kinshasa, this is the first time that an elected President of the DRC has expressed his willingness to offer his people universal health coverage. On the initiative of President Félix...
CONGO ECONOMY/FINANCE LAW 2021: A NEW TAX INSTITUTED ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
Congo has instituted Universal Health Insurance Coverage (CAMU) in the 2021 Finance Act. This new tax is one of the new elements instituted in this law, the popularization campaign for which was launched on Monday February 22, 2021 in Brazzaville. Initiated by...
DRC: the need to strengthen the healthcare system through investment
Faced with several cycles of the Ebola virus epidemic, the country, with the support of its PTs, has put in place systems and undertaken actions that have helped to strengthen the capacities of health facilities, which are now better equipped to monitor alerts that...
What can be done to achieve universal health coverage in the DRC?
Because of their low incomes, many Congolese citizens are unable to go to hospitals for medical care. Only a minority of Congolese are covered by medical insurance. What are the prerequisites for implementing the government's program to promote universal health...
National Assembly opts for free healthcare for minorities
Victory for the million pygmies after the vote on a bill enshrining positive discrimination in favor of marginalized indigenous peoples . This is the culmination of a long struggle by the Congolese civil society organization Dynamique des groupes des peuples...
Meeting of the GIBS Financing Commission in DRC
The process of developing the national health financing strategy is discussed at the GIBS Financing Commission meeting. See the report below. 2015_11_30_OMS_RDC-Compte_Rendu_Reunion_ComFin_GIBS_25nov 2015_11_25_POINT_PROCESSUS_ELABORATION_PNDS_GIBS
Update on health financing strategy during joint WHO-WB mission
The DEP of the Ministry of Health presents the progress of the process and its reflections on the national health financing strategy during the joint WHO-WB mission. 2015_10_20_MSP_RDC-Reunion_MSP_PTF 2015_10_20_MSP_RDC-Reunion_MSP_PTF_Strategie...