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23-01-2026

Journée mondiale de la lèpre : comprendre la maladie et renforcer la lutte en République Démocratique du Congo


La lèpre demeure aujourd’hui un enjeu majeur de santé publique et de dignité...

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27-12-2025

Inauguration of a fish farming project in Kwilu with the support of Rawbank

On December 27, 2025, Action Damien DR Congo launched a fish farming project in Kikwit, in the province of Kwilu, to help people affected by leprosy and...

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31-10-2025

CEDA: Low mortality rate for TB-PR and COVID-19 co-infection revealed at the 1st DRC Pulmonology Conference

The Damien Center of Excellence (CEDA), the DRC's leading hospital dedicated to the inpatient treatment of drug-resista...

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02-08-2025

Évaluation à mi-parcours du programme quinquennal du DGD 2022-2026

Kinshasa, samedi 2 août 2025.

Dans le cadre de l’évalua...

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24-07-2025

Action Damien renforce le dialogue tripartite pour une meilleure prise en charge de la tuberculose

Le jeudi 24 juillet 2025, Nous avons participé avec le Centre d’Excellence Damien (CEDA) à l’atelier tripartite organisé par la  Read more ... »

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08-05-2025

Visite officielle du Secrétaire Général du Ministère de la Santé au Centre d’Excellence Damien

Le jeudi 8 mai 2025, le Dr YUMA RAMAZANI SYLVAINSecrétaire Général...

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11-04-2025

Visit of the Global Fund Delegation to the Saint-Pierre CDT in the Kinshasa Health Zone

Le 10 avril 2025, nous avons conduit, en collaboration avec la Coordination Provinciale Lèpre et Tuberculose (CPL...

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01-04-2025

Leprosy in the DRC: a worrying increase

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing an alarming rise in leprosy cases. In 2023, 3,945 new cases were recorded, mark...

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27-03-2025

La Rawbank s’engage à Coté d’Action Damien pour un projet à Haute portée Sociale.

Nous avons eu l’honneur d’accueillir madame Rita Masengo, responsable des actions sociales et publiqu...

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24-03-2025

Célébration de la Journée Mondiale de Lutte contre la Tuberculose 2025

Le 24 mars 2025, à l’occasion de la Journée Mondiale de Lutte contre la Tuberculose (JMT),...

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24-01-2025

72ᵉ World Leprosy Day : Let's unite to take action !


On January 24, in collaboration with the National Leprosy Elimination Program (PNEL) and various partners, w...

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28-09-2024

Strategic Visit of the Director-General to Action Damien’s Project in the DRC – September 20-27, 2024

We had the honor of welcoming Pascale Barnich, Director-General of Action Damien, during her visit to the Democratic R...

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14-09-2024

Strengthening the fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Kinshasa through collaboration with Plateforme Hospitalière RDC and CEDA in the DRC

We are stepping up our efforts in the fight against tuberculosis, particularly multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), in the Democratic Republic of...

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07-09-2024

28th Annual Review of Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control in the DRC: One step closer to eliminating two endemics

From September 2 to 7, 2024, in Lubumbashi, capital of Haut Katanga province, we took part in the 28th Annual Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Meeting (...

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31-08-2024

ANNUAL INTERNAL MEETING : EVALUATION, REINFORCEMENT AND MOBILIZATION

From August 29 to 31, 2024, Action Damien RDC held its mini-annual internal meeting (RAI) in Lubumbashi, bringing...

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17-07-2024

Inauguration of the Rehabilitated Hospital Wards for Leprosy Patients at La Rive Hospital

On July 17, 2024, Dr. Pierre UMBA, National Representative of Action Damien, inaugurated the rehabilitated hospital wards for leprosy patients at La Rive Hospital and handed over...

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07-06-2024

Participation of action Damien RDC at the international forum of projects in Brussels

We are pleased to inform you that from June 3 to 7, 2024, we actively participated in the International Forum of Action Damien in Br...

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06-06-2024

DRC at the forefront of innovation with the new BPaL treatment

From July 1 to 5, 2024, a delegation from the National Tuberculosis Control Program (PNLT) participated in a study visit to the Philippines, focused on managing multid...

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21-04-2024

STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE DRC: EVALUATING THE NMF3 PROGRAM AND PLANNING FOR GC7

We are committed to fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo by lending our expertise to the evaluation workshop...

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27-03-2024

MISSION MONITORING ON LEPROSY AND TUBERCULOSIS: CRUCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED

As part of an essential monitoring mission for the fight against leprosy and tuberculosis, Dr. Pierre Umba, national representative, led a strategic mee...

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24-03-2024

WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY 2024: TOGETHER, UNITED IN OUR COMMITMENT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO!

The Ministry of Health, in close collaboration with non-governmental organizations, played an active role on World Tuberculosis Day by initiating two...

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08-03-2024

CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS DAY

On the occasion of International Women's Rights Day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, through the Ministry of Gender, Family, and...

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30-01-2024

CELEBRATION OF WORLD LEPROSY DAY IN KINSHASA 2024

As part of the celebrations for World Leprosy Day, an equipment handover ceremony was organized on Sunday, January 28, and Monday, Janu...

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30-12-2023

DELIVERY OF INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITY KITS TO SURVIVORS OF DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS

On Friday, December 29, 2023, we provided income-generating activity kits to 17 people who had overcome drug-resistant tuberculosis (PR-TB). T...

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25-11-2023

CELEBRATING DEDICATION : ACTION DAMIEN'S SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER DAY 2023


The Volunteer Day of Action Damien, held on...

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17-11-2023

CEREMONY FOR AWARDING CERTIFICATES TO BENEFICIARIES OF THE TAILORING PROJECT

On Thursday, November 16, certificates of training and sewing kits were awarded to 10 young girls affected by leprosy and tuberculosis in Kinshasa, as part of a project...

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31-10-2023

ANNUAL INTERNAL MEETING 2023

Gathered in Matadi, in the province of Central Congo, in mid-October, we brought together project leaders from the provinces where we are active to s...

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26-06-2023

WORKSHOP ON GRANT MAKING BY THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS AND TUBERCULOSIS

Dr. Pierre UMBA, National Representative, and Dr. Patrick TSHEY, National Supervising Physician, actively participated in the workshop finalizing...

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16-06-2023

ACCOUNTING TRAINING

Mr. Honoré MWAMBA, new accounting manager of the CPLT/TSHOPO, benefits from an 8-day training, at the national coordination Damien Action in KINS...

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31-05-2023

RESUSCITATION TRAINING FOR COVID-19 CASES AT CEDA

From May 29 to 31, 2023, the CEDA organized training for 15 providers on the management of urgent cases or those requiring resuscitation and intensiv...

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20-05-2023

COMBATING THE RESURGENCE OF LEPROSY IN THE DRC: 15TH INTENSIVE TRAINING IN GLOBAL LEPROSY STRATEGY

The National Leprosy Elimination Program (PNEL) in the DR Congo, in collaboration with Action Damien and TLM/Congo, orchestrated the fifte...

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25-04-2023

MEETING WITH THE MSF BELGIUM AIDS PROJECT TEAM

On April 25, we received the visit of the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Belgium team from the AIDS project to dis...

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20-04-2023

MEETING BETWEEN ACTION DAMIEN DRC AND USAID

On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, a meeting took place at the National Coordination for Leprosy and Tuberculosis (CONAT) between representatives from Acti...

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20-04-2023

VISIT OF WALLONIE BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL TO CEDA

The Damien Center (CEDA) of Excellence received a visit this Thursday, April 20 from Wallonie Bruxelles International, co-donors of the co-fina...

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29-03-2023

STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITIES OF NGOS AND CSOS IN THE DRC

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) recently organized a capacity building workshop for NGOs and CSOs (Civil Society Organizations)<...

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24-03-2023

WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY 2023

On March 24, w...

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11-02-2023

DAMIEN BRUSSELS ACTION VISIT TO DR CONGO

From January 31 to Februa...

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30-01-2023

WORLD LEPROSY DAY 2023

Leprosy is a very ancient infectious disease which to this day still deforms, maims, disables and stigmatizes millions of people around the world. Indee...

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11-12-2022

PARTICIPATION OF 20 CHILDREN CURED OF LEPROSY AND TUBERCULOSIS AT THE KINSHASA CHRISTMAS MARKET

From Friday 9/12 to Saturday 10/12, Action Damien had the immense joy of being able to involve 20 children at...

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06-07-2022

VISIT OF FOCUS ASBL TO CONAT Visit of FOCUS ASBL to CONAT

The National Coordination of Action Damien RD CONGO (CONAT AD), hosted at its national headquarters, on 06 July 2022, the Belgian n...

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17-01-2022

VISIT OF MR. JO INDEKEU, AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM IN DRC IN MBANDAKA

Mr. Jo Indekeu, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium...

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27-08-2021

VISIT OF MR. JO INDEKEU, AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM IN THE DRC AT CEDA

Visit of the Ambassador of Belgium to DR Congo, Mr. Jo INDEKEU and Ministerial Advisor Mr. Stefan MEERSCHAERT to the Damien CEDA Center of Excellence where a new...

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