Improving Urban Environmental Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Author(s)
Environmental Health Project
Publication language
English
Pages
2pp
Date published
01 Jun 2003
Publisher
Environmental Health Project
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Environment & climate, Health, Urban
Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the 1990s, urban areas in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC), a country divided by
conflict, were in particular crisis as a result of
rapid growth and poor management of public
services. The severity of the urban crisis led
USAID/DRC toward a focus on urban
environmental health programming. Work began in
October 2000, with the collaboration between
USAID/DRC, the Environmental Health Project
(EHP) and the Regional Urban Development Office
(RUDO) at USAID/South Africa, to develop and
implement an Urban Environmental Health
Strategy. Subsequently, three short-term, resultsoriented
pilot projects were implemented that were
consistent with the strategy. The work ended in
January 2002.