Why medically help the Congo?

250 000 politically Gang Raped Women and more still coming, more than 30 % of rural housing in North Kivu province burned by politically motivated arson, civilians assisting to frequent homicides of their loved one that have amounted to more than 6 million Congolese precious lives killed, all has created an intense state of unprecedented social and psychological, individual and community traumatism. PSTSD is now at the top of the list of the Congolese morbidity.

For centuries, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been a tropical dwelling for any parasitic and infectious diseases, upper respiratory child infection, per maternal challenges or death as seen in every underdeveloped country. All those medical challenges were being dealt with in the Congolese way, under pure shortage of medical supplies, medications, qualified health professionals, well equipped educational facilities and trained faculty. In a word, it was already a defiant environment for the Congolese government that has given up on civilian responsibilities since the Mobutu’s government and all the international multinationals have imposed austerity on the abandoned and neglected Congolese people. The contact of Congolese populations with the colonial power and the discovery on its soil of tremendously huge quantities of geological riches has led to pure impoverishment of the Nation instead of improvement of infrastructure and the quality of life for reasons the national and international politics know. Therefore, the poor sectors of all the governmental programs have been education and public Health. Those two areas of substantial importance to a nation have been abandoned to some informal type of survival state.

The overwhelming prevalence of PTSD cases related to the war crimes, specifically Gang Rape and arson, has not been managed appropriately due the lack of an integrated training system. 95% of PTSD patients are left without any psychological assistance. Children have witnessed Gang Raped of their parents or sisters, or murder of their parents. Communities of many individuals are constantly under the trauma of experiencing nightmares, of permanent fear of attacks from armed militias. The demand for social workers, psychological counseling and medical continuous follow up is on the rise.

Ipsaci Corp. view this situation as political strategies to annihilate the energy of a dynamic rural and farming population. It is a calling to each expert in Psychiatry to join its mission to start a training program for the trainers of counselors and social workers to bring the healing to communities. Ipsaci 2011 mission will recruit volunteers to start the training of more than 250 social workers. This will be the start of providing the needed health follow up to traumatized individuals who are in need of recovery in order to carry on the ongoing rebuilding of their country, the democratic republic of Congo. Small businesses trainers and workshops will also be carried out to bring the work of Gang Raped women to higher level of productivity.
2011 mission will be conducted in the town of Butembo, in Eastern Congo, in collaboration with the Catholic University of Graben. Attendees to workshop will be recruited among public health professionals, Physicians and Nurses.

In that way, volunteers are needed in the different fields of expertise: Psychiatry, education curriculum set up, social worker, students, researchers, Grant writing, film and video taping technicians. In 2010, Ipsaci will need public events organizers during fundraising events ( dinners, bazaars, walks and bicycle riding). Area of expertise will be Rape counseling and small businesses training.
To join the mission, send a request to ipsaci12@ipsaci-vuyingo.org and define the area of interest and past international experience.. Also, donation can be made on paypal account: ipsaci12@ipsaci-vuyingo.org . By buying our book “the Hurdles Of a Young Doctor” on www.thehurdlesofdoctor.com you contribute partly to our mission.