Democratic Republic of Congo
HIV Epidemic
- 0.8% Estimated HIV prevalence among adults 15–49 Years (2015)
- 19,000 Estimated AIDS-related deaths among adults 15+ Years (2015)
- 122,268 Estimated number of adults living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) (2015)
Source: UNAIDS Global Report 2016
TB Epidemic
- 324/100,000 Estimated TB Incidence (2015)
- 12% of tested TB patients who were HIV-positive (2015)
What We Do
CDC has had a long-standing partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health (MOH) since 2002. DRC is one of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s (PEPFAR) 16 long-term strategy countries. Current HIV/AIDS activities are focused in the three most populated provinces of DRC: Kinshasa, Katanga, and Orientale.
The CDC-DRC office focuses on providing support to policy development in key technical areas, preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), preventing new HIV infections among key populations, and providing care and treatment services. Additional priorities include supporting sexual and gender-based violence services, strengthening HIV laboratory and related diagnostic services, establishing and strengthening surveillance and electronic reporting systems, and developing human resources for health through the field epidemiology and laboratory training program.
Discover more about CDC’s work in the Democratic Republic of Congo by viewing our detailed country profile.
More Information
More information and data regarding TB in the Democratic Republic of Congo is available online at WHO's TB Country Profiles.
More information about CDC’s global health work in the Democratic Republic of Congo is available online at CDC in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Page last reviewed: July 20, 2016
- Page last updated: July 20, 2016
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