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Adaptation of the Sniffin’ Sticks Test in South-Kivu

European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases, 2020
The "Sniffin' Sticks" test is widely used in Europe as a standard test to assess olfaction. Several culturally-adapted versions have been developed. However, no version adapted to Sub-Saharan African populations exists. The aims of the present study were (1) to assess the applicability of the Sniffin' Sticks test in the population of South Kivu (DR ...
Balungwe, Patrick, Huart, Caroline, Matanda, Richard, Bisimwa, Ghislain, Mouraux, André, Rombaux, Philippe   +5 more
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Cholera epidemics, war and disasters around Goma and Lake Kivu: an eight-year survey. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009
BackgroundDuring the last eight years, North and South Kivu, located in a lake area in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have been the site of a major volcano eruption and of numerous complex emergencies with population displacements.
Didier Bompangue, Patrick Giraudoux, Martine Piarroux, Guy Mutombo, Rick Shamavu, Bertrand Sudre, Annie Mutombo, Vital Mondonge, Renaud Piarroux   +8 more
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Impact des activités non agricoles sur la sécurité alimentaire au Sud-Kivu montagneux

Tropicultura, 2021
Impact of non-agricultural activities on food security in mountainous South Kivu. According to the results of the participatory poverty analysis (28), the current economic and financial crisis, which is now extending to all underdeveloped and ...
Angélique Neema Ciza, Clérisse Casinga Mubasi, Richard Amani Barhumana, Delvaux Kabike Balyahamwabo, Jean-Luc Namegabe Mastaki, Philippe Lebailly   +5 more
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The social minefield of gold digging in South-Kivu, DRC: the case of Kamituga [PDF]

, 2015
Starting out as a Large-Scale Mining (LSM) activity in the colonial period, gold mining became more and more dominated by artisanal miners in the course of the past decades. Now, the pendulum swings back to LSM. What is the scope for a relocation and/or reorientation of artisanal miners? We study the case of Kamituga, one of Banro’s gold concessions in
Kilosho, Janvier, Stoop, Nik, Verpoorten, Marijke   +2 more
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The use of health facility data to assess the effects of armed conflicts on maternal and child health: experience from the Kivu, DR Congo

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background In conflict-affected settings, data on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) are often lacking for priority setting and timely decision-making.
Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Chiara Altare, Rosine Nshobole Bigirinama, Ghislain Bisimwa, Robert Banywesize, Nabil Tabbal, Ties Boerma   +6 more
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Weed diversity in tomato crops in the mountainous region of South Kivu, DR Congo

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2020
Description of the subject. Despite the importance of tomato in Central Africa, little is known about the weed flora occurring in tomato crops in this part of the world. Objectives.
Victoire M. Aganze, Marcellin C. Cokola, Justin M. Salimbasi, Arnaud Monty   +3 more
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Factors for viral infection in blood donors of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Assessing the knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviors among blood donors in South Kivu and identify risk factors for viral markers.A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study involved 595 blood donors in the city of Bukavu (Head city of the province of South Kivu) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Our sample consisted of 70.3 ...
Kabinda Maotela, Jeff, Dramaix Wilmet, Michèle, Donnen, Philippe, Miyanga, Serge Ahuka, Van Den Ende, J.   +4 more
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Within, Above, and Beyond: Churches and Religious Civil Society Activism in South Kivu [PDF]

Journal of Civil Society, 2017
In South Kivu in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), various church actors have chosen to involve in advocacy and mobilization through a formalized civil society structure known as La Societe Civile (LSC). In this article, we explore the relationship between the churches and civil society in Eastern DRC, paying particular ...
Aembe, Bwimana, Jordhus-Lier, David Christoffer   +1 more
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South Carolina Course Alignment Project [PDF]

, 2008
The state has embarked on an exciting initiative called the South Carolina Course Alignment Project. This project, led by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Education and the South ...
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
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Health services for women, children and adolescents in conflict affected settings: experience from North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Conflict and Health, 2020
Background Insecurity has characterized the Eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo for decades. Providing health services to sustain women’s and children’s health during protracted conflict is challenging. This mixed-methods case study aimed
Chiara Altare, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Maphie Tosha, Christopher Hook, Hamady Ba, Stéphane Muzindusi Bikoro, Thea Scognamiglio, Hannah Tappis, Jerome Pfaffmann, Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka, Ties Boerma, Paul Spiegel   +11 more
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