As part of their story on the impact of aid cuts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – a country facing a humanitarian crisis marked by a sharp increase in rape and sexual violence against women and girls – the Wall Street Journal spoke to CARE teams in the DRC abt the shortage of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) kits. These kits are vital for preventing HIV infection following rape and sexual assault.
“Most of the women call me crying. They are very worried, but we have no drugs to give them,” says Noella Ndoole, CARE Protection Officer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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