Most incidents of violence or obstruction against health care in the DRC are reported in North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri provinces in north-eastern DRC, which are areas of protracted conflict. Incidents have also been documented in Haut-Katanga, Maniema, and Tanganyika provinces.
Health workers have been kidnapped from health facilities, when travelling to or from work, when working in the field, and during robberies. Health workers have been injured in road ambushes and during armed and unarmed robberies at health facilities.
2021 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) Factsheet available in English and French. Download data data on HDX.
Explore our Attacked and Threatened: Health Care at Risk interactive global map to see incidents where health workers were killed, kidnapped or injured and incidents where health facilities were damaged or destroyed since 2016. includes details on who the perpetrators were and the weapons used as well as incidents impacting Ebola response efforts.
Our global health map includes attacks on health care in the DRC and includes details on who the perpetrators were and the weapons used as well as incidents impacting Ebola response efforts. Use the ‘Ebola’ context category to filter incidents.