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Cholera Cases Soar In Congo As Outbreak Hits 'Acute Phase'
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, July 15 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing a sharp resurgence of cholera, with cases reported in 17 of its 36 provinces and over 35,000 infections recorded since the beginning of the year, the...
DR Congo faces alarming Cholera surge with over 35,000 cases in 2025
Daijiworld News
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July 15, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network - Kinshasa Kinshasa, Jul 15: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a major cholera resurgence, with more than 35,000 infections reported across 17 of the country’s 36 provinces since the beginning of...
Acute cholera outbreak plagues DRC as health crisis deepens
Independent (Uganda)
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July 15, 2025
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wrestling with a deepening health crisis as a cholera outbreak hit an “acute phase,” compounded by escalating insecurity, a resurgence of mpox, and a nationwide strike by...
Performance of APRI and FIB-4 Scores Compared to FibroScan: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Black Sub-Saharan African Population
Dove Medical Press
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July 15, 2025
Introduction For several decades, non-invasive tests have been employed to evaluate liver fibrosis, thereby avoiding the traumatic complications associated with liver biopsy puncture (LBP) in at-risk patients.1,2 Although indirect, these tests...
Studies track ‘concerning’ spread of mpox
University of Manitoba
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July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025 — A UM expert is a vital part of an international team of scientists studying the alarming changes in the spread of mpox across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to better understand the rapidly evolving virus. “The expansion of...
Elon Musk is bringing broadband to Congo — right after ravaging its health care
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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I’d appreciate this all the more if Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency hadn’t also consigned many Congolese to needless deaths through Musk’s campaign to eliminate US foreign aid. The Democratic Republic of Congo is as large as all of...
The DRC-Rwanda peace deal
Independent (Uganda)
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July 11, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump with foreign affairs ministers from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the White House after the signing of a US-brokered peace deal on 27 June 2025. US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts...
Double Burden of Malnutrition and Validity of Overweight/Obesity Indicators Among Students in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross Sectional Study From the University of Kinshasa
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Jean-Robert Makulo,1 Trésor Tshiswaka Mutombo,2 Ramsès Kamitalu Kabongo,3 Audace Kilolo Tunda,4 Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili,1 Christian Kisoka Lusunsi,2 Beni Beni Kasangwala,3 Christian Mulundu Lakwon,3 Benit Boluta,3 Guvanie Lubamba Mubiala,3 Tatiana...
How Did Football Buddies From Utah Join a Coup in the Congo?
New York Mag
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July 11, 2025
Surveillance footage of Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson at a shooting range in West Jordan, Utah. Photo: United States District Court for the District of Utah This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation...
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Media Monitors Network
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July 10, 2025
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on...
Cholera Outbreak In Congo Reaches Acute Phase With Rising Cases
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, July 11 (IANS) The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached an "acute phase," with infections still rising, Health Minister Roger Kamba said.Since January 2025, over 33,000 cases and a...
Cholera outbreak in DR Congo reaches acute phase with rising cases
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached an "acute phase," with infections still rising, Health Minister Roger Kamba said Thursday. Since January 2025, over 33,000 cases and a...
Prospects for peace and World Cup lift mood in DR Congo
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
These are busy times for football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The women's team played in the African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time since 2012 while the men are currently top of their qualification group for the 2026 World...
Potential peace and World Cup spot offers hope for DR Congo
Deutsche Welle
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These are busy times for football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The women's team are playing in the African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time since 2012 while the men are currently top of their qualification group for the 2026...
Peace talks between DRC and M23 rebels 'moving in the right direction'
Africanews
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July 10, 2025
Talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group are ‘moving in the right direction’, a diplomatic source told AFP as negotiations continue between the two parties in Qatar. Congolese and M23...
Yapita Health Expands Medical Mission with Free Expert-Led Camps Across 18 African Regions
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 10: Continuing its mission to make quality healthcare accessible to underserved populations, Yapita Health, India's leading medical tourism company, has announced the expansion of its free medical camp initiative...
Cholera Emergency Declared in DR Congo Capital
Sada Elbalad
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July 5, 2025
Sat 05 Jul 2025 | 06:30 PM The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a state of maximum alert in the capital, Kinshasa, following a significant surge in cholera infections, placing nearly 15 million people at risk. President Félix Tshisekedi...
DRC : a military drone shoots down a humanitarian plane in Minembwe – AFC denounces a “war crime” against the Banyamulenge
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 1, 2025 — A civilian plane carrying medicines was shot down by a Congolese military drone as it approached the Kiziba airstrip (Minembwe), in Fizi territory, South Kivu province. The incident, which occurred on...
Paul Kagame casts doubt on peace agreement with DRC, questions regional leadership and avoids domestic accountability
The Rwandan
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July 4, 2025
KIGALI, July 4, 2025 — Speaking to the press for the first time in weeks, Rwandan President Paul Kagame used the 31st anniversary of the Rwandan Patriotic Front’s (RPF) rise to power to deliver a calculated message: his government will comply with...
DRC lauds the African Court’s handling its case against Rwanda
Daily News Tanzania
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June 27, 2025
ARUSHA: THE African Court for Human and Peoples’ Rights has asserted that it has the jurisdiction to handle the court case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo against Rwanda, with the former accusing the latter of fueling conflicts in the...