Jhpiego – Democratic Republic of the Congo

In February 2019, Arete photographer Kate Holt travelled to Democratic Republic of Congo to document the ongoing outbreak of Ebola, as well as the activities of JHPIEGO, who are working to stop the spread of the disease.

Kate’s photos were turned into a slideshow and published by The Guardian.

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See the slideshow featured on the Guardian

Mombenga Mona Julie receives counselling about different family planning methods from Tshezanga Jane at Boo Nsuba Health Centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Batu Angela, who is pregnant with her 7th child, is weighed and measured at Mbambamu Health Centre, Kwango, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mwatu, a community health worker, talks to Batu Angela, a mother who is pregnant with her 7th child about how to avoid malaria and basic hygiene when pregnant at her home near Mbambamu Health Centre Kwango, Democratic Republic of Congo.

A group of health workers attend a training session using a Mama Natalie doll with Tshezanga Jane, Head Nurse of Boo Nsuba Heath Centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

A mother and her son receive counselling about different family planning methods from Tshezanga Jane, the head nurse at Boo Nsuba Health Centre, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Women who are receiving treatment to prevent them contracting malaria while pregnant attend a sensitisation session supported by Jhpiego in Mbambamu Health Centre Kwango, Democratic Republic of Congo.

A young girl holds her newborn baby at the Mbambamu Health Centre Kwango, Democratic Republic of Congo.

A new mother breastfeeds her baby in a maternity ward in Maziba Health Centre Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Lilly Tshiabu breastfeeds her second baby in a maternity ward in Maziba Health Centre, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Chantalle Nakamuticila, who has been a nurse for over twenty years, poses for a photograph in a maternity ward in Maziba Health Centre, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mombenga Mona Julie has her blood pressure taken before receiving the family planning injection at Boo Nsuba Health Centre Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mombenga Mona Julie receives counselling about family planning methods, as well as the family planning injection from Tshezanga Jane at Boo Nsuba Health Centre Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.