© T.J. Kirkpatrick // ZUMA Press
Stories that need to be told: Help in Hell published by ZUMAPRESS
The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the deadliest war since WWII, with an estimated 5.4 million deaths since 1998. The International Rescue Committee estimates that as many as 45,000 people die each month in the Congo. Many of these deaths are not due directly to fighting, but rather to a number of easily preventable conditions that are consequences of a collapsed healthcare system and crippled economy.
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