scholarly journals Covid-19 vs. Ebola: Impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

2021 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 105352
Author(s):  
Nik Stoop ◽  
Sébastien Desbureaux ◽  
Audacieux Kaota ◽  
Elie Lunanga ◽  
Marijke Verpoorten
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
North Kivu

Surgical Repair of Orofacial Clefts in North Kivu Province of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 1314-1319
Author(s):  
Luc Malemo Kalisya ◽  
Jacques Fadhili Bake ◽  
Bake Elisee ◽  
Kavira Nyavandu ◽  
Robert Perry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cleft Palate ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Surgical Repair ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Orofacial Clefts ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
General Surgeons ◽  
North Kivu

Background: There is a high prevalence of orofacial clefts in low- and middle-income countries with significant unmet need, despite having 50% of the population younger than 18 years in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The purpose of this article is to report on the experience of general surgeons with orofacial clefts at a single institution. Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients treated for cleft lip/palate in the province of North Kivu, DRC between 2008 and 2017. Results: A total of 1112 procedures (122/year) were performed. All procedures were performed by general surgeons following training by an international nongovernmental aid organization. A total of 59.2% of patients were male and the median age was 3.4 years (interquartile range: 0.7-13 years). Average distance from surgical center to patient location was 242.6 km (range: 2-1375 km) with outreach performed for distances >200 kms. A majority (82.1%) of patients received general anesthesia (GA) with significant differences in use of GA, age, weight, and length of stay by major orofacial cleft category. Of the 1112 patients, 86.1% were reported to have cleft lip alone, 10.5% had cleft lip and palate, and 3.4% cleft palate alone. Despite this, only 5.3% of patients underwent surgical repair of cleft palate. Conclusions: Multiple factors including malnutrition, risk of bleeding, procedural complexity, and cosmetic results may contribute to the distribution of procedures performed where most cleft palates are not treated. Based on previously published estimates, unmet needs and social burden of cleft lip and palate are high in the DRC.

scholarly journals Diversity and morphological characterization of Musa spp. in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 292-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Sivirihauma ◽  
Walter Ocimati ◽  
Kambale Valimuzigha ◽  
Deborah Karamura ◽  
Joseph Adheka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Musa Spp ◽  
North Kivu

scholarly journals Gender discrepancy in economic participation: the case of young women in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-30
Author(s):  
Darla Urmiche Diya Lipoko ◽  
Chux Gervase Iwu ◽  
Abdullah Promise Opute
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Start Ups

Given the patriarchal nature of the African society, females are often secondary. In patriarchal societies, men are viewed as forbearers of knowledge and hence dominate other considerations. A direct consequence therefore is structural discrimination of women, and small businesses are owned and managed by men. Youth unemployment is notably high in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and especially among females. Notably too, one critical factor that drives entrepreneurship start-ups is self-employment, often induced by unemployment. In patriarchal societies, not only are there few opportunities for women but also women face more constraints than their male counterparts. Inspired by the gap in the literature, this study utilizes the descriptive literature review approach to understand the problems, faced by young women when starting a business in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Understanding this theoretical premise and from the perspective of the explored population is important given the criticality of entrepreneurship to economic growth (including unemployment and poverty reduction). In addition, this study would contribute to strategic policy change for achieving productive entrepreneurship. Finally, this study flags research directions for steering necessary research towards productive entrepreneurship goals.

Detailed multidisciplinary monitoring reveals pre- and co-eruptive signals at Nyamulagira volcano (North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo)

2013 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoît Smets ◽  
Nicolas d’Oreye ◽  
François Kervyn ◽  
Matthieu Kervyn ◽  
Fabien Albino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
North Kivu

scholarly journals Using a quality improvement approach to improve maternal and neonatal care in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (51) ◽  
pp. 140-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Hynes ◽  
Kate Meehan ◽  
Janet Meyers ◽  
Leon Mashukano Maneno ◽  
Erin Hulland
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Neonatal Care ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
North Kivu
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