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    2011-2012 thread - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=164433

    BRIEFING HUMANITAIRE EN RDC AU 11 JANVIER 2013
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    PROVINCE ORIENTALE
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    Health
    Warning: During the week of 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013, 34 cases of cholera, including three deaths were
    reported in the Health Zone Tchomia in Djugu territory.
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    The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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    Re: DR Congo Cholera 2013

    Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201302040092.html

    Congo-Kinshasa: Cholera Outbreak in Eastern DRC
    By Sam K Nkurunziza, 2 February 2013

    The Ministry of Health has cautioned the general public to be alert following a cholera outbreak in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

    According to reports, the outbreak has so far left one dead and six hospitalized at Katindo Refugee Camp...

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      Re: DR Congo Cholera 2013

      Katanga: Cholera killed 5 people in Kipushi
      published 17 hours ago, 34 minutes | Last update February 11, 2013 at 6:55 PM


      Five people have died of cholera on twenty cases recorded last week at the Central Prison Boma Kipushi in the district of Haut-Katanga (Katanga).
      Prison sources indicate that two of the victims died in prison and three others at the referral hospital Kipushi, where the management of the epidemic is assured.
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      Des lits pour les malades du choléra. Ph. UN.org Cinq personnes ont succombé de l’épidémie de choléra sur une vingtaine de cas enregistrés, depuis une semaine, à la Prison centrale de Boma, à Kipushi dans le district du Haut-Katanga (Katanga).
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      The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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        Re: DR Congo Cholera 2013

        WHO Health Emergency Highlights February 2013

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        Situation highlights
        Prolonged instability, conflict and chronic emergencies in eastern Democratic Republic
        of the Congo (DRC) have had a significant impact on the health of displaced and
        vulnerable populations throughout the country. Heavy fighting in January 2013 caused
        massive population displacement in Punia (eastern DRC), causing the deterioration of
        the humanitarian situation. OCHA reports that nearly a third of the population of Punia
        (a town with 53 000 inhabitants) fled to the forest or other areas around the town. An
        inter‐cluster assessment mission was conducted from 7 to 14 February 2013.
        In the Katanga region, according to UN estimates, violent clashes have led to the
        displacement of more than 300 000 people (beginning December 2012 ? end February
        2013) .
        The affected population is having difficulties in accessing water, health care and basic
        services, which puts thousands of people at risk of disease outbreaks. There was a major
        increase in epidemics across the whole country in 2012, including measles, cholera and
        viral haemorrhagic fevers among others.
         While cholera cases have decreased in the western provinces, eastern provinces are
        experiencing a resurgence of cholera cases since July 2012. Triggering factors
        include the lack of latrines and clean water sources and renewed violence. Over
        the course of 2012, DRC registered 30 753 cases of cholera with 709 deaths.
        For the first eight weeks of 2013, 6954 cases of cholera were reported across the
        country with 166 deaths ? 97% of these cases are concentrated in eastern DRC.

         In Katanga, (1 Jan. ? 27 Feb.), there have been 4326 cases of cholera, 145 deaths ‐
        61% of the country?s cholera cases were reported from Katanga.
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          Re: DR Congo Cholera 2013

          Bulletin d'Information Humanitaire
          19 juin 2013
          Province du Katanga
          N? 23/13
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          Cholera
          Katanga is hit by a cholera epidemic. Between January and June 10, 2013, Katanga recorded 11,091 cases of cholera with 256 deaths, a mortality rate of 2.3%. Of the 68 health zones (HZ) that make up the province, 40 are affected by cholera, the most important are Moba, Pweto, Kenya (Lubumbashi), Kalemie Kampemba, Malemba Nkulu and Kikula (Likasi).
          However, since mid-May, the quality of interventions and stakeholder engagement in the field have significantly reduced cases and deaths. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the cholera situation is not yet stable, ranging from one week to another. However on average the province has more than 70 cases per week for several weeks, against 900 cases earlier this year.
          Stop supporting many projects - projects maturing in the coming weeks, could lead to a relaxation in the response.
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          The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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            Re: DR Congo Cholera 2013

            Bulletin humanitaire provincial
            Province du Sud-Kivu | RD Congo
            Juin 2013

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            Cholera within the province
            Two cholera treatment centers set up in Mwenga.
            Cholera is endemic throughout the coastal lakes Kivu and Tanganyika and in the Plain
            Ruzizi, requires constant attention to the evolution of the original disease
            water in Kalehe, Kabare, Uvira and Fizi. However, the authorities
            health and the humanitarian community had to respond
            June also an epidemic in the Territory
            Mwenga following an outbreak of cholera
            67 cases during the last week of May in
            health zone (ZS​​) Kamituga, though not endemic.

            The Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has
            up a cholera treatment center (CTC) in Kamituga
            the first week of June and
            Red Cross Society of the DRC (CR DRC) started with
            the support of the United Nations Fund for Children
            (UNICEF), the activities of water chlorination and
            awareness, particularly in an area of ​​more
            19 000 from which the majority of cases. Since these initiatives, the authorities
            reported a decrease in new cases of cholera.

            A Mitobo, in neighboring Kitutu about twenty kilometers Kamituga ZS, a
            Soaring more than 30 cases of watery diarrhea and cholera cases reported during
            the first half of the month required the installation of another CTC by the NGO People In
            Need (PIN) in the grounds of the hospital Nyamibungu with the support of drugs and
            inputs to the World Health Organization (WHO). In total, the province reported
            343 cholera cases with 1 death during the month of June, including 145 in the ZS Kamituga
            and 82 in the ZS Fizi on Lake Tanganyika.
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              Re: DR Congo Cholera 2013

              DRC: the cholera epidemic officially declared in South Kivu, 17 dead
              December 7, 2013, | Last update December 7th, 2013 at 4:19 |

              The number of cases recorded in the area of ​​health Kadutu in Bukavu since November 28 cholera rises to 132, according to statistics released Friday, Dec. 6 by the health authorities. The provincial governor, Marcelin Chisambo officially declared Saturday the cholera epidemic in the entire province of South Kivu, which has 2,660 cases with 17 deaths since July.
              Wednesday, December 4, the statistics were reported two deaths and sixty patients hospitalized cholera since November 28 in the area of ​​health.
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              Ce qu’il faut faire pour lutter contre le choléra d’après le MSF. Radio Okapi/ Ph. John Bompengo Le nombre de cas de choléra enregistrés dans la zone de santé de Kadutu dans la ville de Bukavu depuis le 28 novembre dernier s’élève à 132, selon les statistiques publiées vendredi 6 décembre par les autorités sanitaires.
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              The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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              • #8
                Re: DR Congo Cholera 2013

                Katanga: 42 cholera cases in 40 days in Lubumbashi
                December 14, 2013, | Last update December 14, 2013 at 10:39 |

                At least 40 cases of cholera have been recorded in some 40 days in Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province. A child has already died from this disease. According to the doctor responsible for the health district of Lubumbashi, Dr. Sabin Kakompe, patients come from within the province for treatment in the capital.

                It also calls on the population to change attitudes, including through strict hygiene measures to prevent this recurring epidemic in the capital of copper.
                Au moins 40 cas de choléra ont été enregistrés en quelque 40 jours à Lubumbashi, capitale provinciale du Katanga. Un enfant est déjà décédé suite à cette pathologie. Selon le médecin responsable du district sanitaire de Lubumbashi, Docteur Sabin Kakompe, des malades arrivent de l’intérieur de la province pour se faire soigner dans la capitale. Il appelle en outre la population à changer des mentalités, notamment en adoptant des mesures d’hygiène stricte pour prévenir cette épidémie récurrente dans la capitale du cuivre.
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                The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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