In the second, on 22 August, a male nurse was shot dead close to a medical clinic in Mubimbi commune.

With their immediate availability and minimal fees, kleva provide a much needed service where there is no doctor or nurse.

Paediatric nurse June Rogers claims that the attitude of parents plays a major role in the problem, and that toilet training is simply not a priority for many of them.

PAHO and WHO estimate that an additional 350 doctors, 2,000 nurses, and 2,200 support staff will be required over the next three months.

An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive care medicine.