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Child mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo : cross-sectional evidence of the effect of geographic location and prolonged conflict from a national household survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background The child mortality rate is a good indicator of development. High levels of infectious diseases and high child mortality make the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the most challenging environments for health development in Sub ...
Mbela, Kisumbula   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Risk factors for Marburg hemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
We conducted two antibody surveys to assess risk factors for Marburg hemorrhagic fever in an area of confirmed Marburg virus transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Roth, Cathy   +64 more
core   +1 more source

Malnutrition among children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) : does geographic location matter? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Although there are inequalities in child health and survival in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the influence of distal determinants such as geographic location on children’s nutritional status is still unclear.
Francesco P Cappuccio   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Feasibility and acceptability of injectable artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) changed its national policy for the treatment of severe malaria in both children and adults in 2012 from intravenous quinine to injectable artesunate.
Lengeler, Christian   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection, and fever among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Several years of war have created a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with extensive disruption of civil society, the economy and provision of basic services including health care.
Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Picking up the bill - improving health-care utilisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo through user fee subsidisation: a before and after study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: User fees have been shown to constitute a major barrier to the utilisation of health-care, particularly in low-income countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Importantly, such barriers can lead to the exclusion of vulnerable
van Griensven, Johan   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Organisation of Health Care During an Outbreak of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999.

open access: yes, 2004
Organising health care was one of the tasks of the International Scientific and Technical Committee during the 1998-1999 outbreak in Durba/Watsa, in the north-eastern province (Province Orientale), Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tshioko, F.   +33 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating the (comparative) safety profile of the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 using individual case safety reports in VigiBase

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) was used under the WHO emergency use listing for circulating vaccine‐derived polio virus (cVDPV) outbreaks from 2021 to 2023. We assessed nOPV2 adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) and compared its safety profile to other vaccines using VigiBase.
Comfort Kunak Ogar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical, parasitological aspects, and gene detection (Pfk13) of Plasmodium falciparum in children aged 6 to 59 months with uncomplicated malaria in Bolenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesOrapuh Journal
Introduction Malaria, caused mainly by Plasmodium falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa, remains a major public health concern. It typically manifests as persistent fever and high parasitemia.
Tarcisse KILARA KAPENE   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

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