IRC has operated a multi-sector program in the South Kivu region of DR Congo since early November 1996. IRC has been active in health, water and sanitation, shelter construction, structural rehabilitation and the medical care of unaccompanied minors. In response to this tremendous need, IRC Bukavu is preparing a primary health care support project for Kabare. IRC will help re-establish the health care system in this zone to reduce the excess mortality experienced there.