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Ituri: An “epidemic of wounds” reported in the Tobola health area (Mambasa)
By : actu7
July 13, 2024
A kind of plague epidemic is hitting several rural villages in the Tobola health area, in the Mambasa health zone, in Ituri province. A local organization that is warning of this "epidemic" is calling on the relevant authorities to act urgently.
According to the coordinator of the non-governmental organization Action for Peace and Integral Development (ApidDRC), several dozen villagers have gaping wounds on their bodies, especially on the lower limbs. Quoting the victims, Trésor Anditaji reports that these wounds appear, in the first phase, like galls. Once scratched, they degenerate. Trésor Anditaji calls on the health authorities to look into this issue.
"(…) The situation is very alarming. After a raid on four camps far from each other, we found residents completely stunned and almost abandoned with gaping wounds. Some whose lower limbs are attacked by these wounds, can no longer walk and therefore their life becomes complicated (…) We call on the health authorities to take this threat very seriously, to conduct a mission in this area as soon as possible", declared Trésor Anditaji during his address to the press.
No medical source has yet commented on this illness, which is more akin to a "bubonic epidemic". The next few hours will be decisive...
Andy Kambale Matuku, in Mambasa
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Action for Peace and Integral Development Democratic Republic of Congo
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Health Alarm Cries for the Pygmies of BETANANA Village This Friday 07/12/2024
Dear community members and health authorities, We, at the NGO ApidDRC, are sounding an urgent cry of alarm regarding the critical situation within the BETANANA village, located in the Mambasa health zone, TOBOLA health area. The inhabitants, including children, women and men, are seriously affected by a series of skin diseases whose origin remains unknown. From a certain time, our teams on the ground have observed an alarming increase in cases of skin diseases among the local population. The symptoms include persistent plagues, severe infections and a general deterioration of health in many individuals. Children, in particular, are among the most vulnerable and suffer devastating consequences on their physical well-being and development.
This situation does not allow victims to practice their subsistence activities of hunting, fishing and gathering for the survival of their homes.
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Ituri: An “epidemic of wounds” reported in the Tobola health area (Mambasa)
By : actu7
July 13, 2024
A kind of plague epidemic is hitting several rural villages in the Tobola health area, in the Mambasa health zone, in Ituri province. A local organization that is warning of this "epidemic" is calling on the relevant authorities to act urgently.
According to the coordinator of the non-governmental organization Action for Peace and Integral Development (ApidDRC), several dozen villagers have gaping wounds on their bodies, especially on the lower limbs. Quoting the victims, Trésor Anditaji reports that these wounds appear, in the first phase, like galls. Once scratched, they degenerate. Trésor Anditaji calls on the health authorities to look into this issue.
"(…) The situation is very alarming. After a raid on four camps far from each other, we found residents completely stunned and almost abandoned with gaping wounds. Some whose lower limbs are attacked by these wounds, can no longer walk and therefore their life becomes complicated (…) We call on the health authorities to take this threat very seriously, to conduct a mission in this area as soon as possible", declared Trésor Anditaji during his address to the press.
No medical source has yet commented on this illness, which is more akin to a "bubonic epidemic". The next few hours will be decisive...
Andy Kambale Matuku, in Mambasa
-------------------------------------
Action for Peace and Integral Development Democratic Republic of Congo
...
Health Alarm Cries for the Pygmies of BETANANA Village This Friday 07/12/2024
Dear community members and health authorities, We, at the NGO ApidDRC, are sounding an urgent cry of alarm regarding the critical situation within the BETANANA village, located in the Mambasa health zone, TOBOLA health area. The inhabitants, including children, women and men, are seriously affected by a series of skin diseases whose origin remains unknown. From a certain time, our teams on the ground have observed an alarming increase in cases of skin diseases among the local population. The symptoms include persistent plagues, severe infections and a general deterioration of health in many individuals. Children, in particular, are among the most vulnerable and suffer devastating consequences on their physical well-being and development.
This situation does not allow victims to practice their subsistence activities of hunting, fishing and gathering for the survival of their homes.
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