The numbers are staggering: with a population of 65 million the average life expectancy in the Congo is a paltry 47 years. Human rights violations are rampant as Congolese civilians have been forced into labor, tortured, displaced, and sexually exploited. Over three million lives have been lost during the conflict, many dying of epidemics of measles and polio (both preventable and long eradicated in the Western world due to adequate resources). One out of every five children will die before their fifth birthday.
Because there are so few hospitals and clinics that exist in the country (and many that did were either ill-equipped or unsanitary), Houston Rockets big man Dikembe Mutombo - also a native of the Congo - led an effort to build a 300-bed facility with modern amenities in the capital city of Kinshasa. He personally donated $3.5 million towards the construction costs. Mutombo's foundation is committed to improving the life and well-being of those in his homeland.
Talking about the NBA, yes the NBA really cares. This is an act of a person with big heart, not only he is giving away that much money, he also expects nothing in return. There are player that really want to help people out there. Great act by Dikembe.
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