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A biodiverse rich environment does not contribute to a better diet: a case study from DR Congo Institute of Tropical Medicine
Retention in a NGO supported antiretroviral program in the Democratic Republic of Congo Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Retention of patients in ART care is a major challenge in sub-Saharan programs. Retention is also one of the key indicators to evaluate the success of ART programs. METHODS AND FINDINGS: A retrospective review of 1500 randomly selected medical charts of adult ART patients from a local non-governmental (NGO) supported ART program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Retention was defined as any visit to the clinic in the 4 ...
Mortality among tuberculosis patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo University of Antwerp
SETTING: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. OBJECTIVE: To identify programmatic interventions for improved survival in patients receiving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) at primary care clinics. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort of adult patients initiating anti-tuberculosis treatment between January 2006 and May 2007. RESULTS: Among 5685 patients, 390 deaths occurred Luring anti-tuberculosis treatment, of which half (52%) did so during the ...
Salmonella typhi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: fluoroquinolone decreased susceptibility on the rise Institute of Tropical Medicine
Holistic study of the disease ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans infections in Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine
Assessment of the antidiarrhoeal properties of the aqueous extract, the 80% methanol extract and its soluble fractions of the leaves of **Alstonia congensis** Engl. (Apocynaceae) in Wistar rats University of Antwerp
Aim of the study To evaluate the antidiarrhoeal properties of Alstonia congensis leaves claimed to be effective for the treatment of diarrhoea by traditional healers during our ethnopharmacological investigation conducted in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Materials and methods The aqueous extract (decoction), and the 80% hot methanol extract (Soxhlet extraction) were obtained. This last extract was fractionated. The antidiarrhoeal ...
The health system dynamics framework: the introduction of an analytical model for health system analysis and its application to two case-studies Institute of Tropical Medicine
Woord vooraf Ghent University
The Postcolonial Turn: Re-Imagining Anthropology and Africa KU Leuven
This innovative book is a forward-looking reflection on mental decolonisation and the postcolonial turn in Africanist scholarship. As a whole, it provides five decennia-long lucid and empathetic research involvements by seasoned scholars who came to live, in local peopleÃs own ways, significant daily events experienced by communities, professional networks and local experts in various African contexts. The book covers materials drawn from ...