It's been five years after the war. The death rate has remained unchanged in Congo. There is an estimate that 45,000 people continue to die every month which was the same pace in 2004. Almost all the deaths come from hunger disease, this could be a sign that the country is still struggling with the aftermath from the war. Many children 5 and younger make up the count. These past couple years have not seen improvement in medicine in Congo. Hopefully in the future we will better understand the scale of the problem and come up with solutions.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/world/africa/23congo.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=congothedemocraticrepublicof
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