Comments about the MSF documentary
"incredibly painful to watch but made with a huge respect for the ones affected..giving the victims a voice makes the film so much more heartfelt and concerning." |
"So different hearing it straight from the people, without the 'news angle' of the day." |
"This is an eloquent and heartbreaking view of what is happening, essentially, out of sight of the world." |
"It's incomprehensible that this conflict has gone one for so long and that they are forced to suffer so much. They are the true heroes." |
"As citizens of the world, we must advocate, educate and agitate that this tragedy does not continue. Write your representatives, speak out!" |
"This is unacceptable and we all must feel responsible, even if we don't condone any of these actions." |
"It is so sad that the world is not doing anything about the disgraceful human rights abuse happening in the DRC." |
"Those youngsters have spent their lives in war. They have no dreams no hope for the future..." |
"This is an awful tragedy, all over the African continent, men, women and children displaced all at a major cost, land, money, power and corruption due to unstable political discourse." |
"What a wonderful and heart-breaking depiction of what's going on in the Congo." |
"Thank you for producing this. I now have something to share with family and friends other than disjointed news stories." |
"must watch" ... Read more comments and see the film at Critical Condition
MSF has launched the feature website Critical Condition, a year-long focus on the lives of the people living in the North and South Kivu provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where conflict has been ongoing for years.
The site launches with a short documentary film that includes a range of images recently taken by World Press Photos laureate, Cédric Gerbehaye.
Available in English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish and Italian, the website will be continually updated throughout the year.
Until recent years, cholera was relatively rare in urban areas of the country where treated, piped water and flush toilets exist in most homes. With the ongoing economic crisis and the constantly deteriorating living conditions, these urban areas are more and more affected.
We are looking for areas where the needs of the people are unmet and where MSF can be most effective and help those who need it most. Perhaps the hardest part of life for the refugees in the camps now is not knowing when and if they will be able to go home and knowing that they have few prospects for the future.
"My strongest memory will always be an old man [pictured here] whose house completely collapsed. We reached his village in the first days after the quake. He asked me where I am from and when he heard that I am an Arab and came to help the people here, he started crying and that made the tears also run out of my eyes." - Ibrahim Younis
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