| dc.contributor |
Nathan.FORD@london.msf.org |
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| dc.creator |
Van Herp, M |
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| dc.creator |
Parqué, V |
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| dc.creator |
Rackley, E |
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| dc.creator |
Ford, N |
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| dc.date |
2003-06 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2017-01-31T07:11:49Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2017-01-31T07:11:49Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Mortality, violence and lack of access to healthcare in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2003, 27 (2):141-53notDisasters |
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| dc.identifier |
0361-3666 |
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| dc.identifier |
12825437 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/10144/37315 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://fieldresearch.msf.org/msf/handle/10144/37315 |
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| dc.identifier |
Disasters |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10144/37315 |
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| dc.description |
The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo for decades have been living in a situation of chronic crisis. Violence, population displacement and the destruction of infrastructure and health services have devastated the health of the population. In 2001, Médicins Sans Frontières conducted a survey in five areas of western and central DRC to assess mortality, access to health-care, vaccination coverage and exposure to violence. High mortality rates were found in front-line zones, mainly due to malnutrition and infectious diseases. In Basankusu approximately 10 per cent of the total population and 25 per cent of the under-five population had perished in the year before the survey. Humanitarian needs remain acute across the country, particularly near the front line. Infectious-disease control and treatment are a priority, as is increasing access to health-care. Humanitarian assistance must be increased considerably, especially in rural areas and zones that have been affected directly by conflict. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.rights |
Published by Wiley-Blackwell
Archived on this site with the kind permission of Wiley-Blackwell, [url]http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/DISA[/url] |
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| dc.title |
Mortality, violence and lack of access to healthcare in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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