Connections
Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
In Kanyaruchinya village in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, a cholera outbreak that began in July has claimed the lives of 15 people, most under the age of 10. In response, authorities have created a quarantine area within the Majengo neighborhood of Goma, 10 kilometers (6 miles) to the south. More than 1,100 cases have been reported so far.
![Treating a Cholera Outbreak in DRC](https://gpjs3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/26162410/GPI_EN_CHOLERA-9_Web.jpg)