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Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Health problems have been a long-standing issue limiting development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).
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The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[1] finds that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fulfilling 73.1% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, the Democratic Republic of the Congo achieves 96.6% of what is expected based on its current income.[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 100.0% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. [4] The Democratic Republic of the Congo falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 22.8% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[5]