10 June 2022: In Kayna village, Lubero territory, North Kivu province, a nurse was kidnapped from the local health centre by unidentified perpetrators who demanded a ransom in exchange for his release. Source: La Prunelle. According to the SHCC, at least 35 health workers were kidnapped in the DRC in 2021. Read the full SHCC Factsheet here.

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