The DRC really needs this, but I hope they can make it work.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Pregnant women across the Democratic Republic of the Congo are to be offered free healthcare in an effort to cut the country’s high rates of maternal and neonatal deaths.

Babies will receive free healthcare for their first 28 days under the scheme, which the government plans to extend to the rest of DRC – although there is no timetable for that yet.

The rollout of the programme comes amid nationwide strikes by nurses, midwives, technicians and hospital administrative staff, who are calling for higher pay and better conditions.

The scheme was initially launched in the capital, Kinshasa, in September, but is now being rolled out to more of the country, including in eastern DRC, which has been blighted by years of conflict.

Dr Simplice Kibatatu, from Kinkole general hospital on the outskirts ofKinshasa, said he welcomed the programme, but added that his health centre had been overwhelmed by the number of women seeking care.

Diakileke criticised the government for not consulting the healthcare workforce or community liaison workers, “who play the role to sensitise the population” before introducing the scheme.

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