15 research outputs found
DES ENTRAVES AU DEVELOPPEMENT SOCIO-ECONOMIQUE DE LA PROVINCE DU KASAI CENTRAL
Notre modeste recherche qui a porté sur « Les entraves au développement socio-économique de la province du Kasaï central », est un problème majeur des politiques publiques qui exige la participation communautaire et des autorités compétentes dans la hiérarchie de la gestion d’une entité territoriale décentralisée. La pertinence de ce thème nous a obligés à structurer le travail en trois points principaux notamment : le premier a porté sur l’approche conceptuelle, le deuxième a consisté à présenter la méthodologie en précisant la situation socio-économique de la province et le troisième était axé sur les entraves au développement du Kasaï Central. Ceci étant, signalons que la problématique du développement socioéconomique de la province du Kasaï Central invite la participation de toutes les forces vives de la province, dirigeants tout comme dirigés, femmes, hommes, chômeurs, travailleurs, lettrés comme illettrés.
Tout développement est un processus et exige l’implication de tout le monde sans exception. Dans le cas sous examen, la problématique relative au développement socioéconomique du Kasaï Central n’est pas singulièrement liée aux écueils sus énumérés, mais aussi elle est liée aux mentalités culturelles des administrés qui n’ont pas encore compris le rôle qu’ils doivent jouer dans le processus du développement. Dans le souci de voir le développement socioéconomique comme un fait réel dans la province du Kasaï central, il est impérieux de lutter contre les causes..Notre modeste recherche qui a porté sur « Les entraves au développement socio-économique de la province du Kasaï central », est un problème majeur des politiques publiques qui exige la participation communautaire et des autorités compétentes dans la hiérarchie de la gestion d’une entité territoriale décentralisée. La pertinence de ce thème nous a obligés à structurer le travail en trois points principaux notamment : le premier a porté sur l’approche conceptuelle, le deuxième a consisté à présenter la méthodologie en précisant la situation socio-économique de la province et le troisième était axé sur les entraves au développement du Kasaï Central. Ceci étant, signalons que la problématique du développement socioéconomique de la province du Kasaï Central invite la participation de toutes les forces vives de la province, dirigeants tout comme dirigés, femmes, hommes, chômeurs, travailleurs, lettrés comme illettrés.
Tout développement est un processus et exige l’implication de tout le monde sans exception. Dans le cas sous examen, la problématique relative au développement socioéconomique du Kasaï Central n’est pas singulièrement liée aux écueils sus énumérés, mais aussi elle est liée aux mentalités culturelles des administrés qui n’ont pas encore compris le rôle qu’ils doivent jouer dans le processus du développement. Dans le souci de voir le développement socioéconomique comme un fait réel dans la province du Kasaï central, il est impérieux de lutter contre les causes.
2009: Cholera epidemics, war and disasters around Goma and Lake Kivu: an eight-year survey. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Background: During the last eight years, North and South Kivu, located in a lake area in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have been the site of a major volcano eruption and of numerous complex emergencies with population displacements. These conditions have been suspected to favour emergence and spread of cholera epidemics. Methodology/Principal Findings: In order to assess the influence of these conditions on outbreaks, reports of cholera cases were collected weekly from each health district of North Kivu (4,667,699 inhabitants) and South Kivu (4,670,121 inhabitants) from 2000 through 2007. A geographic information system was established, and in each health district, the relationships between environmental variables and the number of cholera cases were assessed using regression techniques and time series analysis. We further checked for a link between complex emergencies and cholera outbreaks. Finally, we analysed data collected during an epidemiological survey that was implemented in Goma after Nyiragongo eruption. A total of 73,605 cases and 1,612 deaths of cholera were reported. Time series decomposition showed a greater number of cases during the rainy season in South Kivu but not in North Kivu. Spatial distribution of cholera cases exhibited a higher number of cases in health districts bordering lakes (Odds Ratio 7.0, Confidence Interval range 3.8–12.9). Four epidemic reactivation
Cholera Epidemics, War and Disasters around Goma and Lake Kivu: An Eight-Year Survey.
International audienceBACKGROUND: During the last eight years, North and South Kivu, located in a lake area in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have been the site of a major volcano eruption and of numerous complex emergencies with population displacements. These conditions have been suspected to favour emergence and spread of cholera epidemics. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In order to assess the influence of these conditions on outbreaks, reports of cholera cases were collected weekly from each health district of North Kivu (4,667,699 inhabitants) and South Kivu (4,670,121 inhabitants) from 2000 through 2007. A geographic information system was established, and in each health district, the relationships between environmental variables and the number of cholera cases were assessed using regression techniques and time series analysis. We further checked for a link between complex emergencies and cholera outbreaks. Finally, we analysed data collected during an epidemiological survey that was implemented in Goma after Nyiragongo eruption. A total of 73,605 cases and 1,612 deaths of cholera were reported. Time series decomposition showed a greater number of cases during the rainy season in South Kivu but not in North Kivu. Spatial distribution of cholera cases exhibited a higher number of cases in health districts bordering lakes (Odds Ratio 7.0, Confidence Interval range 3.8-12.9). Four epidemic reactivations were observed in the 12-week periods following war events, but simulations indicate that the number of reactivations was not larger than that expected during any random selection of period with no war. Nyiragongo volcanic eruption was followed by a marked decrease of cholera incidence. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Our study points out the crucial role of some towns located in lakeside areas in the persistence of cholera in Kivu. Even if complex emergencies were not systematically followed by cholera epidemics, some of them enabled cholera spreading
Dynamics of Cholera Outbreaks in Great Lakes Region of Africa, 1978–2008
Outbreaks fluctuate on the basis of season, rainfall, plankton bloom, and fishing activities
Cholera Incidence and Mortality in Sub-Saharan African Sites during Multi-country Surveillance
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Suspect cases with culture done and Suspect cases with positive culture for <i>Vibrio cholera</i> (first part).
<p>Surveillance zone, Beira city, Mozambique (A); surveillance zone, Koumassi-Vridi-Port Boët district, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (B); surveillance zone, Lake district, Togo (C); surveillance zone, Mbale-Manafwa-Butaleja districts, Uganda (D); surveillance zone, Lome-Golfe districts, Togo (E); surveillance zone, Conakry, Guinea (F); Dark blue bars show cases with culture test done, light blue bars show cases with culture test not done, green bars show cases with <i>Vibrio cholera</i> identified by culture, and yellow bars show cases having a culture negative for <i>Vibrio cholera</i>. The dashed line shows the first month of the enhanced Africhol surveillance. The dotted line shows the last month of the enhanced Africhol surveillance.</p
Case fatality ratio (CFR) among suspected and culture confirmed cholera cases.
<p>N = 5980.</p
Suspect cases with culture done and Suspect cases with positive culture for <i>Vibrio cholera</i> (second part).
<p>Surveillance zone, Goma-Karisimbi districts, DRC (G); outbreak site, Pemba city, Mozambique (H); outbreak site, Adiake prefecture, Cote d’Ivoire (I); outbreak site, Kasese district, Uganda (J); outbreak site, Maluku-Kingabwa-Massina districts, Kinshasa, DRC (K). Dark blue bars show cases with culture test done, light blue bars show cases with culture test not done, green bars show cases with <i>Vibrio cholera</i> identified by culture, and yellow bars show cases having a culture negative for <i>Vibrio cholera</i>. The dashed line shows the first month of the enhanced Africhol surveillance. The dotted line shows the last month of the enhanced Africhol surveillance.</p