Congo-Kinshasa: Rural Women Lead Fight Against Infant Mortality in DR Congo

Mbanza-Ngungu — Newly-trained community health workers - many of them women - are making healthcare more accessible in DRC

As a nurse in rural Democratic Republic of Congo where health facilities are scarce and patients often arrive too late for treatment, Jeanne Empunda is used to dealing with child deaths.

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