The village has a hospital which was built in the early 20th century. In 2002, the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published research on the two million people, who were isolated without the possibility of access to health services. With this in mind, the Bishop of
Basankusu, Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku, asked the
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) to implement a health project in Baringa, to remedy the situation. The hospital at that time, which had always been supported by the Protestant mission, was in a state of disrepair because of the war and the absence of doctors. JRS repaired and upgraded the hospital and
Médecins Sans Frontières were able to provide medicines. The project finished at the end of 2005 as more international attention was drawn to the situation, other NGOs began to take charge of Baringa and the wider area's nutrition and health needs. The hospital was built during the colonial era as a fever hospital, dealing with high rates of malaria, but gradually became a general hospital. The lack of medical personnel, equipment and medicines severely compromise the effectiveness of the hospital. A
leper colony was established 5 km down-river, at Lifeta, and was served by the hospital. This has almost disappeared now because of the advances in treatment: new cases of leprosy are treated in people's homes now. ==Investigation of the Congo Free State Crimes==