Cholera in the wake of a gold rush in DR Congo

Cholera in the wake of a gold rush in DR Congo

Cholera in the wake of a gold rush in DR Congo The population has exploded in the quiet lakeside village of Lomera, which is now struggling to manage sanitation amid overcrowding. Kate Rankin July 1 2025, 10:28am Our teams vaccinated more than 8,000 people and treated over 600 patients while working around the clock to provide care and improve access to clean water. Lomera was once a quiet lakeside village of 1,500 residents, but after the di…

Gold rush sparks Congolese cholera crisis - CAJ News Africa

from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRCDRC BureauKINSHASA, (CAJ News) – THE discovery of gold in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has triggered a population boom and exposed the region to a renewed cholera scourge. Lomera, the lakeside village in the province of South Kivu is the epicenter of the gold rush after the precious metal was discovered in its hills last December. This coincided with a takeover of the Kivu region by r…