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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   +2 more sources

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

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

open access: yes, 2003
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.   +34 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   +2 more sources

Consuming democracy : local agencies and liberal peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This thesis focuses on liberal peace building in the DRC. The thesis takes a critical approach which emphasises local agencies and their engagements with liberal peace building. However, it seeks to bring this critique back to the institutions with which
De Goede, Meike J.
core   +2 more sources

Cross-sectional study of dental cellulitis and associated factors in Kinshasa City, Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesOrapuh Journal, 2023
Introduction The prevalence of dental cellulitis remains high in developing countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and its epidemiology varies by region and country.
Adelin Baudoin NZUDJOM FOCHE   +8 more
doaj   +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

Lead contamination, bioaccumulation, and ecotoxicological risks associated with industrial effluents from the REGIDESO Lemba Imbu Plant in the N’djili River, Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesOrapuh Journal
Introduction Industrial effluent discharges constitute a major source of aquatic pollution in many developing countries. In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the REGIDESO water treatment plant at Lemba Imbu discharges effluents directly into
Exaucé Ngub   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of dyslipidemia on cochleovestibular disorders in diabetic patients attending ENT Services at Boyambi Hospital, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesOrapuh Journal
Introduction Cochlear and vestibular disorders, particularly hearing loss, represent a public health concern in diabetic patients. Several factors may be responsible for this condition, including dyslipidemia (blood lipid imbalance).
Henriette Mudwanga Linda   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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