In 2022, the Kwilu province in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 14,787 tuberculosis cases, a 13 percent increase from the 12,780 cases detected in 2021. Dr. Willy Musantu, the provincial medical coordinator for Leprosy and Tuberculosis, reported that the cases include all forms of tuberculosis. The province achieved these results by establishing 104 tuberculosis diagnostic centers and implementing innovative approaches, such as trained nurses searching for patients within the community and the installation of Community Relays to direct suspected tuberculosis patients to diagnostic centers. Dr. Musantu called for society-wide involvement in the fight against tuberculosis.

In the territory of Gungu, over 70 kilometers from Kikwit in the Kwilu province, a young man in a fit of anger killed his older brother with a machete. The incident, which occurred in Kamunga village on the night of March 1st to 2nd, 2023, was reported by the local civil society. The dispute was allegedly over a woman both brothers were pursuing. The event caused widespread panic in the village, with many fleeing their homes. The suspect is currently on the run, with police and security agents searching for him. The civil society president, Joachim Kusamba, has denounced the act and called for justice once the fugitive is apprehended.

A Monkey Pox epidemic has been affecting the Lusanga health zone in the Bulungu territory for over three weeks, with four deaths among the 12 reported cases. The epicenter is the village of Kiongo Fioti, where the consumption of a dead monkey found in the forest is believed to have triggered the outbreak. Despite alarms raised by local officials, including Erasme Bula-Bula, Chief of the Kwenge sector, and Dr. Mungwele Ndombe Mbuta, the chief medical officer of the Lusanga health zone, there has been no intervention from either the national or provincial government. The Division provinciale de santé du Kwilu has been informed and is expected to notify Kinshasa for a response.