The province of Kasai Oriental

Approximately 168126 km².
Two majors Semi-rural cities:
- Mbujimayi
- Mwene-Ditu
Rural villages: remote, separated, lack of infrastructure, lack of health care facilities.

Illiteracy, ignorance, hazardous beliefs and practices.
Little income (> 1$ per capita): Poverty and deprivation. Pandemic state of malnutrition.
Environmental hazards: lack of basic infrastructure (water, electricity, sanitary ablutions…)

Infantile health

Neonatal mortality rate: 48/1000.
there was a total of 133.824 neonatal deaths in 2008. (MINI SANTE 2008).
National progress toward MDG 4: average annual rate of reduction less than 1.0 per cent (the state of the world’s children 2008. Unicef).