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  • #16
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    DRC / TSHUAPA: THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POOR CONDITIONS AND TREATMENT OF DETAINEES IN THE CENTRAL PRISON OF BOENDE

    FEBRUARY 24, 2022

    The Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) Tshuapa, Mr. Amédée Bobotoli Djoni, this situation is really worrying given that these detainees are abandoned to their sad fate. Only their families support them.

    Moreover, in the recent past the CNDH of the province of Tshuapa had pointed out a case of Monkeypox in this same prison, and today the said prison has five cases of tuberculosis tested positive, which is being treated with the support from Adra.

    For this, the CNDH is taking steps with the judicial and administrative authorities of the province to obtain the disgorgement of this prison in order to obtain provisional releases for those who have been sentenced for non-serious cases.

    It should be noted that the CNDH Tshuapa urges the competent authorities to kindly take a special look in order to save the lives of our compatriots in the central prison of Boende who also have the right to life.

    Aaron Kikadi

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    • #17
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      Urgent ! Maniema: "No action taken" since the monkeypox epidemic ravaged Kibombo

      March 24, 2022 in Health
      By Gideon ATIBU

      Since the disease began to claim its victims, 11 people have died in the Matapa health zone in Kibombo territory in the south of Maniema province.

      Dr Kikoo Olonge made it known this Thursday in Kindu.

      “It's been more than a month since the monkeypox epidemic has been raging in the chiefdom of Matapa, territory of Kibombo province of Maniema.

      No action taken. S1-S9 a total of 71 cases and 11 deaths without community investigation,” he said.


      The Coordinator of CACH in Maniema, addressing the Head of State and the Head of Government, believes that it is urgent to tackle the issue head-on for a quick solution. Thus, it seeks the support of the central government and technical and financial partners to fight against this epidemic.

      Note that this epidemic is declared while the province is facing another epidemic, that of measles, of which more than 458 cases have been recorded since the year 2021.

      Par Gédéon ATIBU Depuis que la maladie a commencé à faire ses victimes, 11 personnes sont mortes dans la zone de santé de Matapa en territoire de Kibombo au Sud de la province du Maniema. Dr Kikoo Olonge l’a fait savoir ce jeudi à Kindu. « Voici cela fait plus d’un mois que l’épidémie de

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        • #19
          Source: https://outbreaknewstoday.com/drc-re...to-date-30924/


          DRC reports 700 monkeypox cases in 2022 to date
          by News Desk
          March 31, 2022

          The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of 75 cases and 2 deaths due to monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the last week of February.
          Monkeypox Image/CDC

          During the first two months of 2022, 704 cases have been reported with 37 deaths (CFR 5.3%) in the DRC.

          Since January 2020, DRC has seen more than 10,000 cases and 342 deaths due to monkeypox...

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            • #21
              Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_78230296.htm

              DR Congo reports 1,284 suspected cases of monkeypox in 2022: WHO
              Xinhua, May 21, 2022

              KINSHASA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 1,284 suspected cases of monkeypox and 58 deaths had been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by May 8, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.

              The Congolese provinces of Sankuru, Tshopo, Equateur, and Tshuapa have recorded 913 cases, accounting for about 75 percent of suspected cases recorded across the country, tweeted the WHO office in the DRC...

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              • #22
                Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/dr...nning-of-2022/

                DRC records over 1200 cases of monkeypox, with 58 deaths since beginning of 2022
                28 May 2022, 4:32 PM |
                SABC SABC | @SABCNews

                Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have recorded more than 1 200 cases of Monkeypox and 58 deaths since the beginning of this year.

                The viral disease has spread to 19 provinces across the vast country that is grappling with other diseases like Ebola, measles and the COVID-19 pandemic.

                Medical experts say most of the monkeypox cases in the DRC have been recorded in the central, northern and northwestern parts of the country.

                The outbreak has been ongoing in the northwestern province of Equateur since 2020. The province is also battling an Ebola outbreak...

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                • #23
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                  Maniema: 7 health zones affected by the Monkeypox epidemic with more than 500 cases

                  28.05.2022,
                  PROVINCES
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                  The province of Maniema is still facing the Monkeypox epidemic. According to data from the provincial health division (DPS)/ Maniema, 7 health zones are already affected with 513 cases, including 420 suspected cases not tested for lack of a sampling kit and 5 confirmed cases located in the Tunda health zone.

                  The seven health zones affected are Tunda with 425 cases including 50 deaths, 5 positive cases and 420 suspected cases; Kindu 38 cases including 5 deaths and 2 positive cases; Obokote 19 suspected cases including 1 death; Samba 9 suspects and 1 death; Kunda 9 suspected cases including 2 deaths; Lubutu 8 suspected cases; and Kibombo 5 suspected cases including 2 deaths.

                  The provincial government of Maniema had officially declared the Monkey Pox epidemic in the province on December 9, 2021.

                  As a reminder, Monkey Pox or monkey pox is a zoonosis transmitted from animals to humans through the consumption of primates and rodents that are already dead and through physical contact. The disease is often manifested by skin rashes, fatigue, and breathing difficulties. But there is no appropriate care, as it is of animal origin, the care is symptomatic.

                  Adjany Bingila
                  congo-press.com (MCP) / mediacongo.net

                  La province du Maniema fait toujours face à l’épidémie de Monkeypox. Selon les données de la division provinciale de la santé (DPS)/...

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                  • #24
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                    Sankuru: about 465 cases of Monkeypox recorded in 5 months

                    Published on Mon, 30/05/2022 - 13:50 | Modified on Mon, 30/05/2022 - 13:50


                    Nine deaths have been recorded since last January out of approximately 465 cases of Monkeypox in Sankuru. The head of the provincial health division in Sankuru, Dr Aimé Alengo, indicated that 119 cases of Monkeypox had been treated for the past week in hospitals in five health zones affected by this epidemic.

                    Dr. Aimé Alengo attributes the persistence of this disease to the consumption of dead monkeys and rodents.

                    He thus invited all those who show symptoms such as fever, lymph nodes, rashes on the faces to present themselves at a health center and isolate themselves to warn the members of the community.

                    He specified that four health zones constitute the epicenter of Monkeypox, namely: Bena Dible, Kole, Thudi Loto-Lomela and Katakokombe.

                    “The health zones mentioned are those where hunting is the main activity. The inhabitants enter the forest, pick up the corpses of monkeys, bats, rodents. These corpses are reservoirs of Monkeypox,” the doctor explained.

                    Otherwise called "monkey pox", the Monkeypox epidemic is mainly present in Central and West Africa.

                    https://www.radiookapi.net/2022/05/3...tres-en-5-mois

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                    • #25
                      Inside the world’s worst monkeypox outbreak

                      Experts say the DRC’s outbreak, where ‘hundreds have probably been killed’, demonstrates the global threat posed by the illness

                      By
                      Sarah Newey,
                      GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY CORRESPONDENT and
                      Will Brown,
                      AFRICA CORRESPONDENT
                      30 May 2022 • 2:38pm

                      ...
                      Sankuru, a region in central DRC best-known for its vast rainforests and artisanal diamond mines, is the country’s main hotspot – with close to 500 cases officially reported since January.

                      “Monkeypox is affecting hundreds of people across the region, especially in the rural health zones in la grande forêt,” Dr Merveille Nkombo, a doctor who has worked on the response in the region, told the Telegraph. “It is an epidemic… so the doctors all know the symbols of monkeypox.”

                      “The disease is affecting most of the villagers – young and adult people,” added Dr Raphael Okoko, managing physician for the Bena Dibele health zone in the heart of Sankuru. “We are treating them with what we have… we don’t have vaccines.

                      “The epidemiological situation of the monkeypox is very alarming and remains a deep concern in our health zone,” he told the Telegraph.
                      ...
                      Already, new regions have seen flare ups. While Sankuru is historically the major hotspot, experts are increasingly concerned about a new outbreak in the neighbouring Maniema province, where cases are spiralling.

                      “The most serious outbreak is in Maniema around Tunda. People do not know how to deal with the disease there,” said Dr Thierry Kalondji from the INRB.

                      So far, just over 500 cases have been detected in the province – including 425 cases and 50 fatalities in Tunda. But Dr Mbala-Kingebeni warned that many more are “going unreported.”

                      “Hundreds have probably been killed,” he said. “There is really a huge number of unnoticed cases or suspected deaths.”
                      ...
                      “We always say that monkeypox is a neglected outbreak,” said Dr Folefack. “When you talk about Ebola, there are so many partners involved in the response, but when you talk about monkeypox there are very few who are helping to support the country on this disease.”
                      ...
                      Experts say the DRC’s outbreak, where ‘hundreds have probably been killed’, demonstrates the global threat posed by the illness

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                      • #26
                        Source: https://www.radiookapi.net/2022/06/1...ox-masimanimba

                        Kwilu: a first confirmed case of Monkeypox disease in Masimanimba
                        Published on Sat, 11/06/2022 - 17:21 | Modified on Sat, 06/11/2022 - 17:24

                        The provincial Minister of Health of Kwilu, Dr Bena Mutuyi, announced on Friday June 10 that confirmed cases of Monkeypox or monkeypox are recorded in the territory of Masimanimba and in other territories of his province.

                        In Masimanimba, the disease was notified a month ago, and in other territories suspected cases are reported.

                        “Well, the province has so far recorded 7 cases of Monkeypox, including one confirmed case in the Masimanimba health zone, and six suspected cases distributed as follows: the Gungu health zone with one suspected case. Mwanza with one suspected case, Kikongo one suspected case and Mokala with three suspected cases,” the minister detailed.

                        The patients are placed in isolation and are well taken care of, assured the minister who indicates that contact cases are all well followed.

                        “The confirmed case in Masimanimba health zone is progressing very well. The patient was isolated, he was treated symptomatically. You know so far the Monkeypox there is no vaccine, so he is fine, the last scabs are falling off. Even the contact cases have been followed up, and so far no contact case has shown signs of the disease,” said Dr Bena Mutuyi.

                        And to add that the samples of these suspect bags have been sent to the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) for further investigation.

                        “It is an eruptive disease that manifests as vesicular-papular rashes that will eventually fall off as the disease progresses. There is the fever that accompanies that,” explained Dr Mutuyi.

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                        • #27
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                          Monkeypox: ban on eating meat from domestic animals in Masimanimba

                          Published on Fri, 08/07/2022 - 13:54 | Modified on Fri, 08/07/2022 - 13:54

                          The Kwilu Provincial Minister of Health, Bena Mutuyi, prohibits the consumption of meat from domestic animals such as sheep and other rodents in the Masimanimba health zone.

                          He justifies this decision by the discovery a few days ago of clinical signs of ''Monkey Pox'' disease in a sheep, at the Padimba health area located nearly 65 km from the city of Masimanimba.

                          This health zone in the province of Kwilu is currently affected by the Monkeypox epidemic in several territories, in particular that of Masimanimba.

                          For the provincial minister in charge of health of Kwilu, the consumption of mutton and other domestic animals is prohibited until further notice. The decision is to protect against Monkeypox.

                          “You know Monkeypox, studies show that it's small rodents like squirrels that can be the transmissible agent of this disease in humans. So, now that we think we have detected a case of sheep with signs of Monkeypox,” said Dr. Bena Mutuy.

                          He also asked the local population “to avoid consuming all rodents first, I also believe even domestic animals such as sheep, mainly sheep as we have just incriminated sheep. Avoid consuming them in this health area and throughout the Masimanimba health zone. »

                          The outbreak of monkeypox is manifested in particular by rashes concentrating more on the face and extremities such as the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands.

                          Kwilu province is affected by the Monkeypox epidemic. It has, to date, three confirmed cases and ten suspected cases, according to provincial minister Bena Mutuy.

                          Le ministre provincial de la santé du Kwilu, Bena Mutuyi, interdit la consommation de la viande d’animaux domestiques comme le mouton et des autres rongeurs dans la zone de santé de Masimanimba. Il justifie cette décision par la découverte depuis quelques jours, des signes cliniques de la maladie de ‘’Monkey Pox’’ chez un mouton, au niveau de l’aire de santé de Padimba située à près de 65 km de la citée de Masimanimba. Cette zone de santé de la province du Kwilu est actuellement touchée par l’épidémie de Monkeypox dans plusieurs territoires, notamment celui de Masimanimba.

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                          • #28
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                            Maniema: around 3,000 children targeted in an emergency medical project in Tunda

                            Published on Thu, 14/07/2022 - 19:21 | Edited on Thu, 07/14/2022 - 19:34

                            About 3,000 children are targeted in a medical project, launched Wednesday, July 13, in the health zone of Tunda (Maniema).

                            According to its coordinator, De Drissa Sangare, this six-month project will take care of children under 5 years old with combined pathologies.

                            Entitled "Emergency medical response to the Monkeypox epidemic and primary health care" , it consists of providing medicines, care, medical inputs to health centers but also the referral of patients.

                            Executed by the NGO Alima in three health areas of the Tunda health zone, this project also aims to improve access to health care for the case of Monkey pox.

                            For his part, the head doctor of the Tunda health zone, Dr Yemba Unda, welcomed the advent of this project in his zone which, according to him, is recording more cases of deaths due to Monkeypox.

                            But he did not specify the exact number of victims of this pathology.

                            Environ 3 000 enfants sont visés dans un projet médical, lancé, mercredi 13 juillet, dans la zone de santé de Tunda (Maniema). Selon son coordonnateur, De Drissa Sangare, ce projet de six mois va prendra en charge les enfants de moins de 5 ans ayant des pathologies confondues. Intitulé « Réponse médicale d'urgence à l'épidémie de Monkeypox et soins de santé primaire », il consiste à offrir des médicaments, des soins, des intrants médicaux aux centres de santé mais aussi le référencement des malades.


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                            • #29

                              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai-Ndombe_Province

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                              Mai-Ndombe: 114 cases including 5 deaths due to monkeypox recorded since the beginning of the year

                              Friday, July 22, 2022 - 4:00 p.m.

                              The province of Maï-Ndombe is strongly affected by the Monkeypox epidemic (Monkey pox) which has caused 5 deaths among the 114 cases confirmed since the beginning of 2022. 8 health zones are affected out of the 14 that account the province. The age of the affected begins at age 15.

                              The head of the provincial health division Dr. Faustin Bekonda justifies this contamination by contact with sick animals often slaughtered by hunters in this province surrounded by forests.

                              “Indeed, the province of Maï-Ndombe is affected by cases of Monkeypox. From the second epidemiological week to the twenty-seventh week, the province recorded 114 cases against 5 deaths, representing a fatality rate of 7%. 8 health zones have been affected out of the 14 we have in the province. As we have large forests, we have a lot of game and contamination is easy once the game we have is sick, indeed by touching it we are contaminated”, says Dr. Faustin Bekonda in an interview with ACTUALITE.CD.

                              He specifies that "it is a disease that has been raging for a few years already, it is not the first time in this province".

                              He invites the population to respect barrier gestures and to avoid touching an animal with rashes, better to refer to health structures for treatment in the event of symptoms.

                              “We recommend barrier measures. If you have an animal on which you see lesions like that, skin rashes, so much better not to touch it and even in family, in our households. You have a child, a woman, a man who has lesions similar to smallpox, skin rashes, it is better to arrange for the nursing staff to take care of it instead of directly contaminating others because s 'there are no barrier measures, the disease is very contagious”, advises Dr Faustin Bekonda.

                              The province of Maï-Ndombe is close to the Grand Équateur and has the equatorial forest, in particular going towards the territory of Kiri.

                              Jonathan MESA, in Bandundu
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                              https://actualite.cd/2022/07/22/mai-...is-le-debut-de

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                              • #30
                                WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
                                AND OTHER EMERGENCIES

                                Week 31: 25 - 31 July 2022
                                Data as reported by: 17:00; 31 July 2022

                                ...
                                All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
                                ...
                                Democratic Republic of the Congo

                                Monkeypox Grade 3

                                Date notified to WCO 30-Mar-19
                                Start of reporting period 01-Jan-22
                                End of reporting period 28-Jul-22

                                Total cases 2 266
                                Cases Confirmed 163
                                Deaths 0
                                CFR 0.0%


                                From 1 January – 28 July 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 2 266 suspected including 163 confirmed cases from 116 health zones across 20 provinces. The most affected provinces in 2022 are Sankuru, Tshopo, Maniema, Tshuapa and Sud-Ubangi. At least 163 of the cases sampled were confirmed positive for monkeypox virus infection.

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