Ethnomedical Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine for Wound Healing in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, DR Congo by Bashige Chiribagula Valentin, Okusa Ndjolo Philippe, Manya Mboni Henry, Bakari Amuri Salvius, Masengu Kabeya Suzanne, Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali, Lumbu Simbi Jean Baptiste

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Perceptions and use of traditional African medicine in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga province (DR Congo): A cross-sectional study. by Cedrick S Mutombo, Salvius A Bakari, Vianney N Ntabaza, Amandine Nachtergael, Jean-Baptiste S Lumbu, Pierre Duez, Joh B Kahumba

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Occurrence of the sweet potato hornworm <em>Agrius convolvuli</em> (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in the Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo by S.M. Ntambo, M.C. Cokola, M. Chiona, O.M. Kankonda

“…This study was designed to report for the first time on the occurrence of the pest in the Haut-Katanga province in DR Congo. Survey and observations were conducted during the growing season in ten cities of the Haut Katanga province to detect the presence of A. convolvuli. …”
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Ethnomedical knowledge of plants used in alternative medicine to treat hemorrhoidal diseases in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga province, Southern Democratic Republic of Congo by Bashige Chiribagula Valentin, Okusa Ndjolo Philippe, Muhona Melman, Manya Mboni Henry, Bakari Amuri Salvius, Lumbu Simbi Jean Baptiste

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IMPACT OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY OF FIVE PROSPECTED WETLANDS FROM KIPUSHI MINING SITE IN HAUT-KATANGA PROVINCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO by Henri Kunzi Mbale, Marc wa Tshakapeta Mwamba, Gédéon Ngiala Bongo

“…The main purpose of this study was to assess the influence of physico-chemical parameters of surface waters on the abundance of hydrophytes in 5 wetlands in Kipushi city, Haut-Katanga Province in DRC. Samples were collected from four rivers, of which: Kanyameshi, Kafubu, Kipushi, Kamarenge and Lake Kamarenge. …”
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Women farmers’ access to marshlands for agricultural food production in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Arsene Mushagalusa Balasha, Jules Nkulu Mwine Fyama, Emery Kasongo Lenge, Alex Nyumbaiza Tambwe

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The Role of CIA in the Assassination of Congo Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba by Qais A. Odah

“…The agency could not carry out this plan because Lumumba fled from his residence, to be arrested by the forces of Joseph Mobutu, and then transferred to Katanga province, where he was handed over to the father of his enemies, Moise Tshombe, to be killed there…”
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Immunogeno: Protective mechanism for Rift Valley fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Georges Tshilenge

“…The studies will be carried out Northern Katanga Province within two areas, one with historyof circulation of RVFV and other without history RVFV circulation. …”
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Mismatching Structures: A New Explanation for the “Unsatisfactory” Labor Conditions in Chinese Mining Companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Duanyong Wang, Pei Zhao

“…Based on our fieldwork in Katanga Province of the DRC and interviews with dozens of local Chinese workers and managers in Chinese-run mining companies as well as staff working at the civil society organizations and governmental departments there, this research tries to investigate the real working conditions in Chinese mining companies. …”
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Perception paysanne des impacts de la variabilité climatique autour de la station de l'INERA/Kipopo dans la province du Katanga en République Démocratique Congo by Kasongo Ngomba Yashele, Blandine Nsombo Mosombo

“…For the realization of this study, a survey was conducted among farmers in the research station of INERA / Kipopo and its surroundings, in the territory of Kipushi, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The following goals were set: to determine the perception of farmers of climate variability, identify the strategies used and assess the knowledge of farmers and instead of climate information in the development of strategies to adapt to climate change. …”
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Battling statues enter into dialogue at the Gouvernorat du Haut-Katanga by Kasongo Mulenda Kapanga

“…It articulates in plain sight a twofold political discourse positing, on one hand, its unitary aspiration, on the other hand, the uniqueness of the Katanga province with its strengths, its expectations, and its vulnerabilities. …”
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RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine mismatch observed among Plasmodium falciparum isolates from southern and central Africa and globally by Pringle, J, Carpi, G, Almagro-Garcia, J, Zhu, S, Kobayashi, T, Mulenga, M, Bobanga, T, Chaponda, M, Moss, W, Norris, D

“…We deep sequenced C-terminal Pfcsp from 77 individuals living along the international border in Luapula Province, Zambia and Haut- Katanga Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and compared translated amino acid haplotypes to the 3D7 vaccine strain. …”

The electricity supply industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by J M Lukamba-Muhiya, E Uken

“…They supply power to mining in the Katanga province, and to a steel company in Maluku, not far from Kinshasa. …”
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Varying efficacy of artesunate+amodiaquine and artesunate+sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a re... by van Overmeir Chantal, Urrutia Pedro, van Herp Michel, van den Broek Ingrid, Bonnet Maryline, Kyomuhendo Juliet, Ndosimao Célestin, Ashley Elizabeth, Guthmann Jean-Paul

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The results of two in vivo efficacy studies, which tested AQ and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) monotherapies and AS+SP and AS+AQ combinations in Boende (Equatorial province), and AS+SP, AS+AQ and SP in Kabalo (Katanga province), between 2003 and 2004 are presented. …”
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Ready-to-use therapeutic food for catch-up growth in children after an episode of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: an open randomised controlled trial. by Saskia van der Kam, Todd Swarthout, Oscar Niragira, Alyson Froud, Eric Mukomena Sompwe, Clair Mills, Stephanie Roll, Peter Tinnemann, Leslie Shanks

“…We investigated to what extent ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) promotes catch-up growth in children after an acute, uncomplicated episode of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.We did an open randomised trial of children aged 6-59 months with confirmed malaria who attended a Médecins Sans Frontières-supported outpatient clinic in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. All children received a clinical examination and malaria treatment. …”
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Feasibility of a dried blood spot strategy for serological screening and surveillance to monitor elimination of Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Cong... by Raquel Inocencio da Luz, Delphin Mavinga Phanzu, Oscar N'lemvo Kiabanzawoko, Eric Miaka, Paul Verlé, Anja De Weggheleire, Philippe Büscher, Epco Hasker, Marleen Boelaert

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in HAT endemic and previously endemic zones in Kongo Central province, and a non-endemic zone in Haut Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Jacques Mbaz Musung, Placide Kambola Kakoma, Clarence Kaut Mukeng, Stéphane Lubamba Tshimanga, Jeef Paul Munkemena Banze, Nathalie Kayomb Kaj, Martin Kazadi Kamuna, Jimmy Kasali Mwamba, Dophra Ngoy Nkulu, Philippe Bianga Katchunga, Olivier Mukuku, Emmanuel Kiyana Muyumba

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Facilitating person‐centred care: integrating an electronic client feedback tool into continuous quality improvement processes to deliver client‐responsive HIV services in the Demo... by Cyprien Tendo‐Bugondo, Oséé Lieke, Pierre Kasongo, Baudouin Diur, Davina S. Canagasabey, Ibou Thior, Pascal K. Milenge, Jean‐Claude Kiluba

“…IHAP‐HK tested this system at eight high‐volume facilities in Haut‐Katanga province from May 2021 through September 2022. …”
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Smallholders’ knowledge about healing goat gastrointestinal parasite infections with wild plants in southern DR Congo by Gaël Nzuzi Mavungu, Gaël Nzuzi Mavungu, Gaël Nzuzi Mavungu, Cedrick Shakalenga Mutombo, Cedrick Shakalenga Mutombo, Désiré Mujike Numbi, Salvatora Nkulu Nsenga, Welcome Nonga Muyumba, Welcome Nonga Muyumba, Celestin Shongo Pongombo, Salvius Amuri Bakari, Amandine Nachtergael, Sandrina Vandenput, Victor Embeya Okombe, Pierre Duez

“…This study aimed to collect indigenous knowledge and identify wild plants locally used by goat smallholders of three territories of Haut-Katanga province for treating signs of gastrointestinal parasitism. …”
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Reaching the first 90 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a programme to optimise HIV case finding through intensified index testing by Sarina Dane, MPH, Ayan Jha, MBBS, Desire Dibulundu, Yves Ilunga, Tania Tchissambou, Bibola Ngalamulume-Roberts, MPH, Kieran Hartsough, MPH, Faustin Malele Bazola, MD, Ellen Morrison, MPH, Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, Juliana Soares Linn, MD

“…To improve targeted HIV testing in Kinshasa and Haut-Katanga provinces of DRC, ICAP at Columbia University, New York, USA, launched an intensive index-testing programme in October, 2017. …”
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