Gorvenors of north kivu and ituri nzanzu kasivita and jean bamanisa wants the DRC gorvenment to put much efforts in control of COVID19 and other diseases

The Technical Secretary of the Multisectoral Unit for the Response to Covid-19 (CMR / Covid-19), Prof. Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, received this Wednesday August 12 in Kinshasa, Carly Nzanzu Kasivita and Jean Bamanisa Saidi, respectively governors of North Kivu and Ituri on a work mission in the capital. These two politico-administrative authorities presented to Dr Muyembe their wishes to have, among other things, laboratories in the provinces, not only for COVID-19 but also for other viral diseases.
“The teacher went through Bunia, not long ago, we must also say that in Ituri we did not have cases for a very long time and we had contamination which was made, and we are at more than 74 cases, there are a few hundred contact persons. And since the borders will be open soon, and trafficking will resume, we want to have INRB support within the province to detect in time and stop the disease in time. We would also like to have a laboratory in Bunia, Kisangani, Lubumbashi, as is done in Goma. Laboratories are needed to deal with the multiple diseases that are rife in the world, including Ebola, HIV, Covid-19, as well as so many other diseases of viral origin, "asked Governor Jean Bamanisa.
On August 5, Dr Jean Jacques Muyembe, CEO of the National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB), launched in Goma, the laboratory responsible for monitoring the diagnosis of Covid-19, Ebola and other diseases.
For her part, Carly Nzanzu Kasivita sees this visit to the INRB as an opportunity to obtain support to defeat the coronavirus, particularly in North Kivu where there are 498 confirmed cases.
“Back home in North Kivu province, we have 498 confirmed cases, and we need the doctor’s support as coordinator of the response. We came to visit the laboratory, to present some of the difficulties that we have in terms of supplying our munis laboratories, which we have in the provinces. We exchanged views on control strategies, as you know, this disease is new, we are adapting every day to strategies that can prevent us from having an outbreak, but what is known, all of us as authorities politico-administrative, we are engaged in awareness raising so that we can wrest community engagement, we would like everyone to be aware of the dangerousness of the disease, ”said the governor of North Kivu.