In a commendable initiative to ensure access to free medical care for over 100,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in camps in Kisangani, Goma and Bunia, the National Fund for Reparations for Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Crimes against the Peace and Security of Humanity (FONAREV) has launched a mobile clinic project. This announcement was made at a ceremony in Kisangani, in the presence of political and civil society figures, demonstrating the importance given to the issue of reparations for victims.
This project is part of the urgent reparation measures implemented by FONAREV to provide victims with comprehensive health care, both physical and psychological. Indeed, internally displaced populations, often traumatized by the conflicts and violence they have suffered, are in critical need of medical and psychosocial assistance.
The establishment of mobile clinics in IDP camps represents a significant step forward in humanitarian assistance, by providing health services directly to the most vulnerable populations. This proactive and inclusive approach will make it possible to reach a greater number of beneficiaries and improve access to care for those who need it most.
The involvement of local and national authorities in this project demonstrates a strong political will to respond to the needs of internally displaced persons and to promote reparation for the harm caused by violence and conflict. By providing free medical care to the most deprived, FONAREV contributes to restoring the dignity and well-being of victims, while promoting their social reintegration and reconstruction after traumatic ordeals.
Thus, this initiative demonstrates the importance of solidarity and commitment to the most vulnerable populations, recalling that health is a fundamental right that must be guaranteed to all, without distinction. Through these mobile clinics, FONAREV paves the way for better care for victims and sustainable reconstruction of communities affected by conflict and violence, thus offering a ray of hope in contexts often marked by suffering and precariousness.