there are almost unlimited opportunities for rebels to extract “protection rests” and other forms of resources from oil companies. In 2000 alone, the pipelines were bombed 98 times and kidnappings for ransom were frequent; according to one estimate, rebel groups have managed to earn an estimate...
For the two decades preceding Congo's 1991 national conference, the country was firmly in the socialist camp, allied principally with the Soviet Union and other Eastern bloc nations. Educational, economic, and foreign aid links between Congo and its Eastern bloc allies were extensive, with...
contributing aid to the country's electoral process. The Congolese Government demonstrated an active interest in deepening and broadening its relations with the United States. Transition Prime Minister
… Over a four year period, the program spent $46 million of development aid, reaching approximately 1250 villages and a beneficiary population of approximately 1,780,000 people. A large share of this funding was used for facilitation and indirect costs, with only $16m, 35% of the total pro...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Although it should provide development opportunities, renewed oil interest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) represents a real threat to stability in a still vulnerable post-conflict country. Exploration has begun, but oil prospecting is nurturing old resentments among ...
Because of COVID-19 containment measures, surveys were organized in small groups over multiple days, leaving opportunities for information exchange between participants on what questions were asked. Outsourced staff in charge of routine floor cleaning and waste management at CHU-YO and UHK were not ...
This will aid the national control program to adequately design and implement strategies for sustainable and comprehensive control of schistosomiasis throughout the country.Background Schistosomiasis is a common parasitic disease caused by worms belonging to the genus Schistosoma. This neglected tropical ...
Here, underlying meaning that Ebola creates opportunities for coercion has veracity, although it defies the technical truth of Ebola as a virological disease. Applying a “scientific-technical” truth paradigm can obscure the reasonable political truth. This study extends this work by also suggesting ...
H. Opportunities for community health workers to contribute to global efforts to end tuberculosis. Glob. Public Health. 15, 474–484. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2019.1663361 (2019). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar André, E. et al. Prediction of under-detection of ...
However, such campaigns require targeted education accompanied with well sup- ported contact opportunities developed to address the specific beliefs and associated manifestations of stigma in the communities. For example, the belief that men- tal illness is usually not concealable indicates there may be...