21.05.2008 - Source: UK Home Office

Kidney dialysis is not available ("Country of Origin Information Report; Democratic Republic of the Congo") [ID 22325]

"28. 41 According to the e-mail dated 7 August 2006 from the British Embassy in Kinshasa: “kidney dialysis is not available in the DRC. Most patients who need this treatment (if they can afford it) go to South Africa.” [22p]"

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21.05.2008 - Source: UK Home Office

Mental health situation ("Country of Origin Information Report; Democratic Republic of the Congo") [ID 22326]

See paragraphs 28.55 - 28.63 of the report for details.

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21.05.2008 - Source: UK Home Office

Tuberculosis treatment options can vary depending on the region; even though the treatment should be free it is not impossible that health work at the local hospital and health centre requires payment ("Country of Origin Information Report; Democratic Republic of the Congo") [ID 22327]

"28.64 A joint report from Norway’s Landinfo and the Danish Immigration Service on a fact finding mission in January 2007 stated that “Dr. Eric Verschuren, Conseiller Technique Principal Programme Santè, Cooperation Technique Allemande (GTZ) had stated that tuberculosis treatment in the DRC is free for patients, but explained treatment options can vary depending on where one lives in the country. Dr. Verschuren further pointed out that it is not impossible that health work at the local hospital and health centre requires payment from patients for treatment, even though this treatment should be free. This is due to the difficult economic situation and low salaries and monthly wages for the health workers employed; according to Dr. Verschuren they get approximately 80 USD”. [20]

28.65 "Dr. Verschuren said that there are still many who contract tuberculosis, due to the AIDS epidemic and these illnesses infect everybody else, but organising of the treatment processes including advice for these two treatment sectors are not co-ordinated. Patients who have HIV/AIDS and have tuberculosis have to go through many treatments and different treatment places because ARV-treatment is only available at the hospital and tuberculosis treatment is given at a health centre. The challenge for the Congolese health ministry is organising tuberculosis and HIV treatment to be given under one roof so the patients can avoid both extra economic and physical pressures”. [20]"

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21.05.2008 - Source: UK Home Office

Diabetes ("Country of Origin Information Report; Democratic Republic of the Congo") [ID 22328]

See paragraphs 28.66 - 28.68 of the report for general information on diabetes;
28.69 - 28.71 for details on Type 1 diabetes;
28.72 - 28.73 for details on Type 2 diabetes.

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21.05.2008 - Source: UK Home Office

Cancer treatment not widely available ("Country of Origin Information Report; Democratic Republic of the Congo") [ID 23308]

"According to an e-mail dated 7 August 2006 from the British Embassy in Kinshasa cancer treatment is not widely available in the DRC. Embassy staff state that according to their latest research "chemotherapy and other related treatments are available (at a cost to the patient and not all of the time) in 5 medical centres, all of which are in Kinshasa. These are: the University Clinics (Cliniques Universitaires), Centre Hospitalier Monkole, Clinique Nganda, Clinic Ngaliema and at the referral hospital, Hôpital Général.""

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14.12.2007 - Source: Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

Neuroleptic therapy and psychotherapy for people with paranoia; costs in case of indigence ("a-5828 (ACC-COD-5828)") [ID 22299]

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05.2007 - Source: Country of Return Information Project

List of diseases which cannot be treated efficiently ("Fiche-Pays; Republique Démocratique du Congo") [ID 22305]

"Les maladies ci-après ne peuvent pas être soignées correctement en RDC. Elles imposent souvent et généralement au médecin traitant ou à l’hôpital de solliciter un transfert à l’extérieur du pays pour sauver la vie du patient.

Il s’agit de(s):

- Tous les cancers : dans le traitement des cancers, la RDC n’est pas en mesure de prendre en charge les malades, ni de faire la radiothérapie ou la chimiothérapie

- Cas d’anémies associées à l’insuffisance rénale et la transplantation rénale nécessitant l’hémodialyse (le fait de faire la transfusion sanguine en dehors de l’organisme)

- Maladies qui demandent une super transfusion chronique, c’est-à-dire nécessitant la transfusion du malade régulièrement (ex une fois par mois)

- Toutes les maladies demandant une greffe de moelle

- Toutes les cardiopathies qui nécessitent la chirurgie

- Toutes les maladies drépanocytoses

- Les opérations cardiaques faute d’équipements.

L’hépatite C est traitée en RDC et précisément en médecine interne."

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21.02.2007 - Source: Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe

Query response on treatment of diabetes ("Behandlung von Diabetes; Auskunft der SFH-Länderanalyse") [ID 22298]

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31.05.2006 - Source: Zentralstelle für Informationsvermittlung zur Rückkehrförderung

Availability and costs of drugs for treatment of hepatitis B (lamivudin) ("Individualanfrage zur medizinischen Versorgung; ZC ZC60/BY/31.05.06/RL8-800") [ID 22393]

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2005 - Source: World Health Organization

Report on mental health policies, programmes, financing, legislation, services, professionals, treatment, medicines and related organisations ("Mental Health Atlas 2005") [ID 22296]

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2004 - Source: World Health Organization

Treatment of epilepsy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("Epilepsy in the WHO African Region: Bridging the Gap") [ID 22297]

"DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Area: 2 345 410 s km2. Population: 50.9 million (mn). Projected Population by 2030: 114 mn. Rural Population: 70% of total. Low-income country. Public Health Exp: 3.7% of GDP. Life Expectancy at Birth: 51 yrs. Under-5 mortality: 141 per 1000 children. Access to safe water: 45% of urban pop. Access to sanitation: 20% of urban pop. Prevalence of HIV: 5.07% of adults. Female Youth Illiteracy: 43%, Male Youth Illiteracy: 17%. There are 25 Neurologists, 1 Neurosurgeon and 25 Psychiatrists. There are 2 EEG machines, 1 CT Scanner and no MRI. Major causes of seizures are perinatal factors, head trauma and infections and idiopathic. A National League Against Epilepsy (ILAE chapter) exists. Available antiepileptic drugs: Phenobarbital (622 Francs cfa/box), Phenytoin (876 Fcfa/box), Carbamazepine (2239 Fcfa/box), Diazepam and Valproate (3462 Fcfa/box)."

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