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The
current phase of conflict in Congo started when Congolese Tutsi, Rwandan
and Ugandan forces started a campaign against the Mobutu regime. The man
who led this alliance, Laurent Kabila, became the self-proclaimed President
of the renamed Democratic Republic of Congo. Two years later, a new war
has broken out. Kabila stands accused of having become a dictator. Meanwhile
the country has driven more into poverty. The continuing war has used
up most resources and the infrastructure, especially the health sector
is facing major problems. The photo essay shows the situation inside the
Ngaliema hospital in Kinshasa and in different health posts in the rural
Bandundu region. The German Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
(GTZ) is also running a blood transfusion project in Kinshasa.
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