Economic Burden of Epilepsy in Rural Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo

Description and consequences of sexual violence in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo

BACKGROUND The war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been the subject of numerous studies related to the problem of sexual violence. Historically, such violence is known to be part of strategic war plans to conquer and destroy communities, but it is now unfortunately prevalent in times of relative calm. METHODS We describe the characteristics and consequences of sexual violence in I...

Democratic Republic of Congo

Programme outcome: The IFRC 2010 support strategy and plan for the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Red Cross of DRC) was based on the National Society’s (NS) 20092013 Strategic Development Plan and was designed to help the NS provide vulnerable communities with life-saving first aid, clean water and sanitation, health and hygiene promotion, HIV/AIDS support, sexual and gender bas...

Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo

High prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BACKGROUND An increased prevalence of epilepsy has been reported in many onchocerciasis endemic areas. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and investigate whether a higher annual intake of Ivermectin was associated with a lower prevalence of epilepsy. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPLE FINDING...

Prevalence of River Epilepsy in the Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BACKGROUND An increased prevalence of epilepsy has been reported in many onchocerciasis endemic areas. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and distribution of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis endemic region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DESIGN/METHODS An epilepsy prevalence study was carried out in 2014, in two localities of the Bas-Uélé district, an onchocerciasis endemic r...