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Panzi Foundation is seeking qualified engineering experts to design a resilient water system at Mulamba Hospital.

Panzi Foundation launched a call for bids for the supply, delivery, installation and assembly of furniture and equipment for the R+3 Training Centre in Bukavu, for its Tumaini project.

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2026 – The U.S. Office of Panzi Foundation is proud to announce that Ms. Kim Thuy Seelinger has joined its Board of Directors, effective July 16, 2026. A leading expert on gender-based violence in armed conflict and forced displacement, Ms. Seelinger has spent her career strengthening the justice and support systems available to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Ms. Seelinger holds faculty positions in both Public Health and Law at Washington University in St. Louis, where she...

Panzi Foundation Urges UN Action on Natural Resources and Peace

BUKAVU, May 22, 2026 – During a press conference held on May 19, 2026, Panzi General Hospital shared its rapid response and contingency plan in anticipation of potential Ebola cases. While most of the suspected and reported cases are in Ituri, one case has now been reported in South Kivu, 50 km from Bukavu. In this context, several concrete measures have been implemented to ensure the safety of patients, staff and, community activities. To date, the following measures have been...

Thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Nicole Namwezi Batumike, and I serve as the Policy and Advocacy Lead at Panzi Foundation. Today, I will share Panzi’s perspective: peace in eastern Congo will remain unachievable unless the people most affected are meaningfully consulted and placed at the heart of humanitarian and structural solutions. Panzi Hospital and Foundation Headquarters are based in Bukavu, in the Congolese province of South Kivu. The institution was founded in 1999 by Dr....

WASHINGTON, February 19, 2026 – The U.S. Office of Panzi Foundation is proud to announce that Ms. Brahmy Poologasingham has joined its Board of Directors, effective January 12, 2026. A prominent human rights lawyer, Ms. Poologasingham has dedicated her career to advancing truth, justice, and accountability for vulnerable communities, particularly survivors of sexual violence. Ms. Poologasingham brings more than two decades of experience in foreign policy, humanitarian assistance, and peacebuilding, with a focus on transitional justice and atrocity prevention. Most...

Seventy-five Nobel Laureates have united their voices to call for decisive action to end the humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Led by Panzi Foundation and Hospital founder, Dr. Denis Mukwege, the initiative highlights the devastating human cost of inaction and calls for concrete measures, including the withdrawal of foreign forces and the establishment of an international tribunal. Learn more about the appeal and see the list of Nobel Laureate signatories here.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been under an unprecedented existential threat for more than 25 years, with the aggression of the Kigali regime and the invasion of large swathes of national territory, taking the form of annexation with the establishment of illegitimate parallel administrations, in violation of the United Nations Charter and international law, and in defiance of calls for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of occupying forces. It is in this alarming context that we take advantage...