Nutrition supplies intended for malnourished children intercepted in Kananga over suspected diversion

A large shipment of nutrition supplies, including Plumpy’Nut used to treat acute malnutrition in children, was seized in Kananga, Kasaï-Central, on October 30. The supplies, along with insecticide-treated mosquito nets and medical equipment, came from the Tshibala health zone and were being carried in two Transco buses for what health officials said was illegal sale. Hidden in jerrycans and sacks of maize and cassava, the cargo was intercepted after an alert from civil society and Tshibala residents. Provincial health division legal adviser Maître Michel Muteba Nkashama praised the community’s vigilance.