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Insecurity and Local Governance in Congo's South Kivu [PDF]

IDS Research Reports, 2012
SummarySouth Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced recurrent wars for more than 15 years. This Research Report explores the way local systems of governance and networking in South Kivu have been affected by the civil war and the ways in which local communities have tried to cope with chaos and the absence of the state ...
exaly   +2 more sources

Planting date in South Kivu, eastern DR Congo: A real challenge for the sustainable management of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by smallholder farmers. [PDF]

PLoS One
There is growing research interest in the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda, a polyphagous insect that is a major pest of maize crops worldwide.
Cokola MC, Noël G, Mugumaarhahama Y, Caparros Megido R, Bisimwa EB, Francis F.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Detection of Artemisinin Resistance Marker Kelch-13 469Y in Plasmodium falciparum, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2022. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
Partial artemisinin resistance has emerged in East Africa, posing a threat to malaria control across the continent. The Democratic Republic of the Congo carries one of the heaviest malaria burdens globally, and the South Kivu province directly borders ...
van Loon W, Bisimwa BC, Byela V, Kirby R, Bugeme PM, Balagizi A, Lupande D, Malembaka EB, Mockenhaupt FP, Bahizire E.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Epidemiological, clinical and prognosis aspects of acute generalized peritonitis in South-Kivu Province: descriptive observational study of 278 cases. [PDF]

Pan Afr Med J
Introduction the aim was to determine epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of acute generalized peritonitis (AGP). Methods we conducted an observational, cross-sectional and multicentre study over 2 years of 278 cases of acute ...
Cikwanine JPB, Alumeti DM, John Mutendela K, Ise-Somo PK, Yoyu JT, Ciza PM, Raha M, Kalau WA.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

High prevalence of hepatitis B and HIV among women survivors of sexual violence in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. [PDF]

PLoS One
Introduction Limited data are available on the prevalence rates of hepatitis B and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among women survivors of sexual violence (WSSV) in South Kivu province, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Basimane Bisimwa P, Koyaweda GW, Bihehe Masemo D, Ayagirwe RBB, Birindwa AB, Bisimwa PN, Kikuni Besulani G, Kashosi TM, Mugisho Matabishi C, Mitima Misuka B, Mukonkole JPM, Bisimwa Nachega J, Mukwege Mukengere D, Komas NPJ.   +13 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Adapting the informed push model to the last mile of the contraceptive supply chain in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), contraceptive security is one of the largest barriers to improving access to family planning. This article presents findings from a pilot study that adapted an informed push distribution model to the last mile ...
LaNasa KH, Yalaza M, Hitayezu F, Roijmans F.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Hyperglycemia and elevated C-reactive protein are independent predictors of hospital mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in South-Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic was a priority public health problem because of its high mortality rate. This study mainly aimed to determine factors associated with a poor outcome in COVID‐19 hospitalized patients in South‐Kivu, an ...
Tshongo C, Baguma M, Mateso GQ, Makali SL, Bedha A, Mwene-Batu P, Mihigo M, Nzabara F, Balola C, Kabuya P, Bapolisi A, Masimango MI, Bahizire E, Maheshe-Balemba G, Shindano TA, Cirhuza C.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mapping and sequencing of cases from an ongoing outbreak of Clade Ib monkeypox virus in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between September 2023 to June 2024

medRxiv
Background In September 2023, an mpox outbreak was reported in the eastern part, South Kivu Province, of Democratic Republic of the Congo. This outbreak is still ongoing and expanding to other regions and countries.
Masirika LM, Udahemuka JC, Schuele L, Nieuwenhuijse DF, Ndishimye P, Boter M, Mbiribindi JB, Kacita C, Lang T, Gortázar C, Musabyimana JP, Otani S, Aarestrup FM, Siangoli FB, Munnink BBO, Koopmans M.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and risk of viral exposure among healthcare workers in the South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives Healthcare workers (HCWs) are on the frontline of combating COVID-19, hence are at elevated risk of contracting an infection with SARS-CoV-2.
Chasinga TB, Cikwanine JB, Kribi S, Yoyu JT, Hofmann N, Grossegesse M, Nitsche A, Tomczyk S, Vietor AC, Leendertz FH, Eckmanns T, Kusinza AB, Munguakonkwa E, Kalk A, Raha M, Kambale NS, Ayagirwe RB, Schubert G, Mukwege D.   +18 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Are people most in need utilising health facilities in post-conflict settings? A cross-sectional study from South Kivu, eastern DR Congo

Global Health Action, 2020
Background: The disruptive effect of protracted socio-political instability and conflict on the health systems is likely to exacerbate inequities in health service utilisation in conflict-recovering contexts.
Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Hermès Karemere, Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka, Chiara Altare, Magdalene Akos Odikro, Samuel Makali Lwamushi, Rosine Bigirinama Nshobole, Jean Macq   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources