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CONGO NOTES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN TREATMENT AND RESEARCH
Sickle cell disease is a genetic hemoglobin disease that affects most African countries. The majority of children with the most serious form of this …
CANCER: "UNDERSTANDING YOUR ILLNESS TO BETTER FIGHT IT"
Coping with changesWhen you or a loved one receives a cancer diagnosis, it's difficult to know what to expect. In the first few days after diagnosis,…
NATIONAL ROUND TABLE ON WOMEN'S CANCERS: MAKING WOMEN'S HEALTH A NATIONAL PRIORITY
Held under the high patronage of President Félix Tshisekedi, the First National Roundtable on the Fight Against Women's Cancers was inaugurated in Ki…
DREPANOCYTOSE: THE DISEASE OF ALL INEGALITIES
IN SOME MOTS Sickle cell disease is a blood disease caused by a hemoglobin abnormality, a protein contained in red blood cells used to supply the bo…
INTERVIEW: DOCTOR ALEXIS ELIRA DOKEKIAS. Full Professor in Hematology and Internal Physician, c
Sickle cell disease is the first hereditary genetic disease in the world. It affects 1 in 4 Congolese in its partial form and 3 in 100 babies are bor…
FIGHT AGAINST DREPANOCYTOSE. CONGOLAISE EXPERIENCE INSPIRE THE "FIRST LADY" OF THE DRC, MADAME D
As health is the foundation of any effective policy, and as part of the fight against sickle cell disease, the First Lady of the DRC, Denise Nyakeru …
Malaria in the DRC: The need to scale up action!
Malaria is a tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes that is prevalent in Africa. In 2015, a report published by the World Health Organization (WH…
CANCER: WHY DON'T AFRICANS ACCEPT THE DISEASE?
Paradoxically, while cancer is rapidly progressing in sub-Saharan Africa, the disease remains difficult to acknowledge, name, and confront. Behind …
TWO VIRUSES, ONE HEALTH CHALLENGE
At the heart of the infectious threats that still weigh heavily on Africa and, consequently, on global health, two viral diseases occupy a special pl…
MPOX VIRUS: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THIS ACCELERATING EPIDEMIC IN AFRICA
As the World Health Organization (WHO) triggered its highest level of alert (“public health emergency of international concern”) on August 14, 2024 i…
RD CONGO : IS HIV/AIDS REALLY BEHIND US?
Public awareness campaigns surrounding HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo appear to have lost momentum. While the decade from 2010 to 202…
TRAIN, EQUIP, TRANSFORM : INVESTMENTS THAT PREPARE THE HEALTH OF TOMORROW
Beyond medicines and prevention campaigns, the fight against HIV and tuberculosis has helped to build a more lasting legacy: a more competent, bett…
HIV/AIDS IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE IN 2026: FROM FEAR TO HOPE, THE FACE OF A CHANGING FIGHT
Long considered one of the major health emergencies in sub-Saharan Africa, HIV/AIDS has profoundly impacted the Republic of Congo. Thanks to medica…
CHOLERA IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE:THE HEALTH EMERGENCY, REVEALING PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES
Since the end of July 2025, the Republic of Congo has been facing a resurgence of cholera, severely straining its healthcare system. While the firs…