04 July 2020 – Five religious health facilities selected for PPE support

Type of Intervention: Advisory, Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Health, Private Sector and Businesses, Social Services
Level of Jurisdiction: Provincial
Lead People/Agency: Statement by the executive secretary of Caritas Congo Asbl, Boniface Nakwagelewi to say that 5 centers have been provided with protective equipment and sanitary hygiene to contribute to the fight against Covid-19. These are: Center Hospitalier CELPA d’Ozone, “Le Bon Berger” Health Center of the Church of Christ in Congo of Kintambo, Kinkenda Hospital Centers of Kintambo and “Lisungi” of the Catholic Church of Mont-Ngafula 1, CH “Roi Baudouin” of the Army of Masina’s Salvation 1)

Overview: Five health facilities of religious denominations equipped with protective equipment against COVID-19 in Kinshasa.These training courses include, in particular, the CELPA Ozone Hospital Center in the Ozone district health zone, the “Le Bon Berger” health center at the Church of Christ in Congo (ECC / ZS de Kintambo), the Kinkenda Hospital Centers (ZS of Kintambo) and “Lisungi” of the Catholic Church (in the Mont-Ngafula Health Zone 1); as well as the CH “King Baudouin” of the Salvation Army (in the Masina HZ 1).
Full details here: https://acpcongo.com/index.php/2020/07/04/cinq-formations-sanitaires-des-confessions-religieuses-dotees-en-materiels-de-protection-contre-la-covid19/

Type of Justification: Perception of an increased threat