نتایج جستجو برای: congo drc
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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...
The accurate interpretation of mortality surveys in humanitarian crises is useful for both public health responses and security responses. Recent examples suggest that few medical personnel and researchers can accurately interpret the validity of a mortality survey in these settings. Using an example of a mortality survey from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), we demonstrate important met...
BACKGROUND Monkeypox (MPX) is an endemic disease of public health importance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In 2010, the DRC Ministry of Health joined with external partners to improve MPX surveillance in the Tshuapa Health District of DRC. A pivotal component of the program is training of health zone personnel in surveillance methods and patient care. In this report we evaluate...
BACKGROUND The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a developing country with poor obstetric indicators. Despite ongoing efforts to improve care, women continue to suffer multiple complications of child birth including vesico-vaginal fistulae (VVF). OBJECTIVE To describe socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of VVF patients in Northern DRC. METHODS Women presenting at two VVF mobi...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in the world and particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The recent World Health Organization (WHO) annual report estimated that 10.4 million new cases (incidents) of tuberculosis worldwide occurred, of which 61% of all cases were in Asia and 26% in Africa [1]. Pulmonary form accounted for more than 80% of the cases diagnos...
OBJECTIVE To evaluate onchocerciasis control activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the first 12 years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI). METHODS Data from the National Programme for Onchocerciasis (NPO) provided by the National Onchocerciasis Task Force (NOTF) through the annual reports of the 21 CDTI projects for the years 2001-2012 were reviewed retros...
To last, a Ponzi game requires permanent flow of new lenders who get inserted into the system endlessly. In this paper, we show that, unlike Carlo in Boston and Bindo Bolembé Kinshasa (DRC), Salu Humberto Brada case Congo Brazzaville, debt borrower agent was also backed on real assets. This subdues infinite horizon constraint scheme he implemented shows how his could have gone infinitely.
Purpose Weaknesses in the grades and standards system low-income countries across Sub-Saharan Africa undermine transparency of agricultural markets. In Democratic Republic Congo (DRC), Ghana Mozambique rice is predominately sold open bags if price does not reflect its quality, then inefficiencies may lead to consumer welfare losses. Importantly, it possible that impoverished communities are pri...
BACKGROUND Until recently onchocerciasis was prevalent in 37 out of 112 districts of Uganda with at least 3.8 million people at risk of contracting the disease, but following the launching of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in 1996 and the adoption of an onchocerciasis elimination policy in 2007, the country has made significant progress in combating the disease. By 2015, in...
BACKGROUND The seventh reported outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the equatorial African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) began on July 26, 2014, as another large EVD epidemic continued to spread in West Africa. Simultaneous reports of EVD in equatorial and West Africa raised the question of whether the two outbreaks were linked. METHODS We obtained data from patients ...
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