Kinshasa, December 22nd, 2025 (CPA). – Surgeons from the Democratic Republic of Congo gathered on Monday for a face-to-face meeting and a webinar for those in the provinces to discuss the revival of the Congolese Society of Surgery (SCC) by June 2026 in Kinshasa, the CPA learned from the organizers. « The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), surgeons from the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support of the international organization Operation Smile DRC, are meeting today to discuss the re-launching of the Congolese Society of Surgery by June next year, » said Professor Ntsambi Glénio, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at UNIKIN.
This crucial meeting brought together specialists from the capital and the provinces, connected by videoconference, to lay the foundations for the re-organization of the Congolese Society of Surgery (SCC).
The aim of this exchange is to bring practitioners together to better regulate a sector that is as vital as it is sensitive, and to establish a regulatory framework for best practice, he continued. For his part, the president of the National Council of the Order of Physicians (CNOM), Dr Nsadi Fwene, said that the SCC’s mission will be to ensure the implementation of rigorous national and international standards while guaranteeing the safety of procedures and the continuing education of doctors.
This legal structure, which is scheduled to be officially launched next June, aims to bring Congolese surgery up to global standards. The event concluded with the presentation of a certificate of merit to the president of the CNOM for his dedication to the management of the CNOM and his collaboration with Operation Smile. The country director of Smile DRC, Alex Cinamula, reaffirmed his role as a leading partner. Recognized for its global expertise in the treatment of cleft lip and palate, Operation Smile DRC has already transformed thousands of lives across the country through free surgical campaigns, local capacity building through the training of Congolese surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses, and the provision of state-of-the-art medical equipment to partner hospitals. ACP/