We’re working with the Congolese government and our partners across Africa to distribute medication to protect people from lymphatic filariasis.
We’re working with the Congolese government and our partners across Africa to distribute medication to protect people from lymphatic filariasis.
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The Republic of Congo is a small, urbanised country on the west coast of central Africa.
While the country is one of Africa’s main oil exporters and has rich natural resources, economic instability and conflict have led to very high rates of poverty.
The government has recently improved and invested in the national health care system, yet it still lacks qualified staff and vital resources. Lymphatic filariasis is just one of the diseases that’s endemic in the country, putting more than a million people at risk from illness and disability.
Sightsavers and partners are supporting the Republic of Congo’s ministry of health to eliminate lymphatic filariasis by distributing medication to protect people from the disease, as well as improving the quality of treatment by training health workers and volunteers to give out medication in the community.
Our work in the Republic of Congo is helping to protect people from lymphatic filariasis, but there’s still more we need to do.
With your support, we want to expand our treatment programmes to other areas in the country where children and adults are at a high risk of catching lymphatic filariasis. To do this, we need your help.
Charity donations, legacies, corporate partnerships and gifts from charitable foundations are a vital source of funding for our work in the Republic of Congo. We also welcome opportunities to work in partnership with governments, institutions and development organisations.
Contact us: If you have questions about our work in the Republic of Congo, would like details about our programmes or wish to discuss ways to support us, email ask-republic-congo@sightsavers.org
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