The Reference Center for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, of the Genetics Center of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kinshasa, is organizing from Monday 19 to Saturday 24 February 2024, a training workshop on rare and undiagnosed diseases.

               
The aim of this training is to strengthen the capacity of healthcare providers in the diagnosis and management of rare diseases. Participants in this training come from 11 provinces including:
The province of Kinshasa (University of Kinshasa)
Kongo-Central Province (Kinkanda Provincial General Reference Hospital)
Kwilu Province (Bandundu General Hospital)
Equateur Province (Mbandaka University Clinics)
Kasai-Central province (Saint-Geoges Hospital of Kananga)
Kasai Province (Bonzola General Hospital)
Maniema Province (Kindu General Hospital)
The province of Uélé (University Clinics of Uélé)
South Kivu Province (Bukavu General Hospital)
North Kivu Province (Goma Provincial General Reference Hospital)
Haut Katanga Province (Lubumbashi University Hospital).

The workshop opened on Monday, February 19, 2024, under the chairmanship of the Rector of the University of Kinshasa, Prof. Dr. Jean-Marie KAYEMBE-NTUMBA, in the presence of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the Director of the University Clinics of Kinshasa. In his opening remarks, the Rector of the University of Kinshasa welcomed the participants before presenting the expectations of the University of Kinshasa and Congolese patients with rare diseases.
The workshop is funded by the African Rare Diseases Initiative (ARDI), which is supported by the National Genomics Research Institute (NHGRI). This project is led by Prof. Dr. Aimé Lumaka of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Kinshasa.