Congo-Kinshasa: Malaria Remains Endemic in Democratic Republic of Congo

April 25 is World Malaria Day, a day designed to highlight a disease that continues to kill almost 700,000 people around the world every year. Most of the deaths occur in young children under five years old. RFI visits the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the disease remains endemic.

Deborah Mangili lies on a bed in the paedriatic ward of N'Gaba hospital in Kinshasa, watching over her baby daughter Kunda. It's hot, and Kunda has a fever.

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