For decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been in the grip of an emergency. Violence in its eastern provinces are an everyday occurrence that has torn the country apart and left millions dead.
Everyday Emergency is a three-part film by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) that explores what life is like for those caught in the crossfire of a decades-long war which shows little sign of relenting. Without access to affordable healthcare, diseases such malaria and measles are rife and even more deadly than the guns, machetes and hammers that have been used to perpetuate the violence.
PART 1 - Africa"s Deadliest Conflict
Everyday MSF treat people with injuries from guns, machetes, lances, rifle bayonets, knives, hammers, shells, bows and arrows but for those on the receiving end, there is no escape from the violence ravishing eastern DR Congo.
"I had eight sons; they were killed together with my husband and they pumped bullets into my body." Habagasi, Mugunga Camp, DRC.
Habagasi, an 80-year-old woman living in deplorable conditions at a camp on the outskirts of Goma, has been looking after the orphaned children left behind when her family were murdered.
Having fled for their lives, Habagasi and her grandchildren thought they'd be safe at an 'official' displaced persons camp, but the violence continued
"The first month here, M23 raided. They looted our food rations, clothes, phones... they stole all of that. They did bad things to me."
Habagasi is not alone in suffering violence at the hands of armed groups. Munyasadimana, who also lives in the camp, was shot by rebels
"I was shot. I can no longer use my hand to grow food for my children. I was shot even though I wasn't fighting anyone or committing any crime."
PART 2 - Out of Sight, Out of Reach
As the fighting rages on, millions of people living in conflict areas have been forced from their homes. The vast majority live in North Kivu, South Kivu, Orientale and Katanga provinces.
One such area is Walikale, in North Kivu, where communities live together in unofficial settlements beyond the reach of most humanitarian organisations, with friends or relatives.
Although they struggle to find the basics such as food and drinking water and receive little or no medical care and humanitarian assistance, they pull together to survive as a community.
"It's good we met some people here. Because when they see you going hungry in your house, one woman will tell the other 'let's get something to eat' and that's why we're still breathing," says Augustin Funguo.
The harsh reality is that in many areas of eastern DR Congo, people die trying to get to a doctor. Living on less than $2 a day, giving birth in hospital is a luxury many can't afford, so instead they miscarry by the roadside.
"We walk with pregnant women in labour. Sometimes they have a miscarriage by the roadside", says Mapendano.
In a country where getting medical care is difficult to begin with, there are considerable obstacles for anyone who wants to obtain medical care in the country's conflict-affected rural areas. The majority of health NGOs operate primarily in and around urban centres.
This leaves an incredible burden on small rural clinics run by local staff offering free healthcare. Fortunately, many medical staff chose to return home after graduation so that can support their local communities.
"I chose to be a nurse to help the sick and my community," says Mapenzi Kakuru a nurse from Walikale.
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.