Health
Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include the General Hospital of Kinshasa. Congo has the world’s second-highest rate of infant mortality (after Chad). In Eastern Congo there are still unrest and fighting among tribal and also warlord armies to control diamonds and other minerals. In April 2011, through aid from Global Alliance for Vaccines, a new vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease was introduced around Kinshasa.