Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 9 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 February 2005. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Monday, 21 February 2005 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of (a) medical supplies and (b) adequately trained medical staff in the Manguredjipa area in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the availability of (a) medical supplies and (b) adequately trained medical staff in the Manguredjipa area in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo; and if he will make a statement. [216711] Hilary Benn: A joint DFID/OCHA (Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs) visit to Eastern DRC in October 2004 considered the humanitarian situation in Manguredjipa, although no particular assessment was made of the availability of medical supplies and the number of trained medical staff. The mission reported concern about the capacity of NGOs to respond to humanitarian needs throughout North Kivu exacerbated by the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and high level of sexual violence.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 431 c367W;431 c366W; 216711
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Health services Health professions Medicine Democratic Republic of the Congo
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk