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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 163, Issue 2, Page 651-659, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Objective To determine how many times Ipas manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) instruments are reused, for what reasons, when the instruments are replaced and/or discarded, and what the barriers are to replacing them. Methods We conducted a mixed‐methods cross‐sectional study of health care providers who provide MVA services and key stakeholders in
Elisabeth Eckersberger +14 more
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Development and Change, Volume 54, Issue 3, Page 601-640, May 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Ongoing debates in conservation studies stress the dire consequences of ‘fortress’ and ‘militarized’ conservation at violent frontiers. Presenting evidence from Kahuzi‐Biega National Park in war‐torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this article shows how the park has become a focal point for armed insurgent groups in the region ...
Fergus O'Leary Simpson +1 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 53-63, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Objective To investigate the availability of and access to opioid analgesics at hospital level in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Methods Exploratory mixed‐method study combining a descriptive survey of the availability of opioid analgesics at hospital pharmacies with a qualitative survey that explored the experiences and perceptions of ...
Jacques Zandibeni +9 more
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Profiling the types of restaurants that sell wild meat in Central African cities
African Journal of Ecology, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 197-204, June 2022., 2022 Abstract Central African cities are major centres of demand for wild meat, even when affordable alternative proteins are widely available. Many people eat wild meat in restaurants; therefore, restaurateurs are well placed to provide insights into the wild meat trade and consumer preferences.
Juliet H. Wright +7 more
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The challenge of developing special economic zones in Africa: Evidence and lessons learnt
Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 456-481, April 2022., 2022 Abstract Special economic zones (SEZs) are mushrooming across the developing world. Increasingly, policymakers resort to zones with the aim of turning around their countries’ economic fortunes. Zones are expected to deliver greater innovation, exports, knowledge and technological spillovers.
Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose +4 more
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Other radical geographies: Tropicality and decolonisation in 20th‐century French geography
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 540-554, September 2021., 2021 This paper analyses the anticolonialist commitment of a group of French geographers who variously criticised French colonialism or directly contributed to decolonisation movements in Africa in the central decades of the 20th century. Based on the analysis of works and unpublished archives of these scholars and activists, I argue that their work can be ...
Federico Ferretti
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 48, Issue 15, August 2021., 2021 Abstract The UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual emission inventories have been encouraging comparison of national inventory reports with atmospheric measurements or atmospheric inverse modeling. We have initiated a framework to compare two CO2 atmospheric inversions with the net agricultural, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) fluxes reported by 10
Frédéric Chevallier
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People and Nature, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 325-334, April 2021., 2021 Abstract Mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei trekking is a substantial source of revenue for the conservation of this threatened primate and its habitat. Trekking, however, may pose a threat of human‐to‐gorilla disease transmission that could have disastrous effects on wild gorillas.
Gaspard Van Hamme +5 more
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Suivi de la dégradation des forêts d’Afrique centrale et de la cartographie des routes dans la région [PDF]
, 2017 Un atelier a eu lieu au Centre Commun de Recherche (CCR), à Ispra (Italie), du 27 au 31 Mars 2017. Les activités de cet atelier se sont appuyées sur le projet ReCaREDD financé par la DG DEVCO et le Projet Roadless financé par DG CLIMA. L'atelier a réuni
ACHARD FREDERIC +6 more
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Accounting for recent trends in the prevalence of diarrhoea in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) : results from consecutive cross-sectional surveys [PDF]
, 2012 Objectives: To analyse trends in diarrhoea prevalence by maternal education, access to clean water and improved sanitation, household wealth index; to identify the sources of variation and assess contribution of changes in socioeconomic characteristics ...
Emina Be-Ofuriyua, Jacques +1 more
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