At the Ruijin Hospital in the city's tree-lined, former French Concessionarea, patients with high fevers and other flu-like symptoms are handed disposable thermometers and masks and ushered in through separate entrances.
The participants were unanimous in expressing their deep concern to the Congolese Government regarding the granting of a concession for oil exploration in an area of Virunga National Park.
In the interim, the government had included the area in an oil and gas concession now held by a consortium involving Canada's Talisman Energy, Brazil's Petrobras and Spain's Repsol.
The loan will help Belo Monte dam concession owners, Norte Energia, the capital needed to make the required social and environmental investments in the area where the dam will affect local citizens most.