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Sexual violence in the protracted conflict of DRC programming for rape survivors in South Kivu [PDF]
Conflict and Health, 2009 Despite international acknowledgement of the linkages between sexual violence and conflict, reliable data on its prevalence, the circumstances, characteristics of perpetrators, and physical or mental health impacts is rare. Among the conflicts that have been associated with widespread sexual violence has been the one in the Democratic Republic of the ...
Schmitz K Peter +5 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Taxonomic work, conservation practice, and Red List assessments from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are intricately linked. The primary conservation goal for biodiversity is to halt the factors driving local extinctions of species.
Methode Majyambere +4 more
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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 +11 more
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Conflict and Health, 2023 Background Health Care Workers (HCWs) in conflict zones face high levels of violence while also playing a crucial role in assisting the population in distress. For more than two decades, the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
Samuel Lwamushi Makali +13 more
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Glycated nail proteins as a new biomarker in management of the South Kivu Congolese diabetics [PDF]
Biochemia Medica, 2015 Diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa, based on blood analyses, are hampered by infrastructural and cultural reasons. The first aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glycated nail proteins for diabetes mellitus.
Katchunga, Philippe B +7 more
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Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2020 Cropland degradation in South Kivu, D.R. Congo : farmers’ perceptions and farm characteristics Description of the subject. As compared to neighboring countries in the African Great Lakes Region, there is a glaring lack of up-to-date information ...
Aimé B. Heri-Kazi, Charles L. Bielders
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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 +2 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.The dual burden of conflict and healthcare attacks in the DRC has led to system collapse, resulting in the destruction of facilities, massive displacement, and the resurgence of deadly outbreaks. Urgent global action and coordinated, sustained investments are imperative to protect health services and prevent further catastrophe.
Emile Cyubahiro, Darius Benimana
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Accountability Effectiveness Review South Kivu, DRC [PDF]
, 2013 This study reviews a number of projects in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and assesses the extent to which Oxfam is meeting its Minimum Standards on accountability commitments to partners and to communities.
Kajumba, Ines +3 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's IDPs camps in Goma have very few mothers who are exclusively breastfeeding their children, which is less than half of what is considered the standard by both national and international guidelines. ABSTRACT Introduction Giving only breast milk in the first 6 months lowers the chances of childhood diseases and death.
Alimasi Kashafali +19 more
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