A Charles Sturt University (CSU) nursing and midwifery lecturer will renew her efforts to highlight the plight of women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during International Congo Week from Sunday 19 October. Dr Elaine Dietsch from the CSU School of Nursing and Midwifery in Wagga Wagga, will speak at a number of engagements in Wagga Wagga and Leeton during the week. She will discuss her experiences of her annual visits to the  war-torn African nation. In a study released in January 2008, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reported war, disease and malnutrition are killing 45 000 Congolese every month with 5.4 million people dying since 1998. It further declared the 1998-2003 war and its aftermath had caused more deaths than any other conflict since World War II. Read about Dr Dietsch's last visit to the DRC in May 2008 here.