NE DR Congo still under shadow of malaria

STORY: NE DR Congo still under shadow of malaria DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:05 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of local residents boiling herbs in Goma, NE DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): TIMUKAGA THERESE, Resident of Goma 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): PATRICK KASEMBE, Resident of Goma who recovers from malaria 4. various of the Kyeshero Hospital in Goma, NE DR Congo 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): FABRICE BISHENGE, Doctor at Goma's Kyeshero Hospital STORYLINE: Goma, a city located in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is still under the shadow of malaria. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria killed 602,000 people in Africa in 2021. In Goma, the disease has caused a huge burden on normal households who could not even afford to get proper medical treatment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): TIMUKAGA THERESE, Resident of Goma "I have several children. There have been many malaria cases in our neighborhood. When my children were infected with