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| Topic - On M-pox Posted: 15 Jul 2024 at 10:15am By Dutch Josh |
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Translation Google DRC: Displaced people attacked by Monkeypox in Goma and Nyiragongo Thursday, July 11, 2024 - 08:13 In North Kivu, displaced people fleeing fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels are suffering from monkeypox. These displaced people are living in makeshift sites in and around Goma, as well as in Nyiragongo territory. During the period from June 24 to July 10, the province recorded 21 cases of Mpox spread across three health zones of Nyiragongo, Goma and Karisimbi. According to the provincial health director of North Kivu, most of the sick are displaced persons. "The first case appeared in the city of Goma, in the indigenous population precisely in the health zone of Karisimbi, the other cases that followed the majority are among the displaced persons who are in the camps in Goma and in the territory of Nyiragongo. These people live grouped together and they have many problems related to hygiene, nutrition and housing. This Mpox disease is extremely contagious and in these conditions we say that the province of North Kivu runs a great risk of a humanitarian catastrophe. This is why it becomes a concern for the population as well as for those responsible for the health system who must put in place approaches, programs to respond to this disease," said to ACTUALITE CD Désiré Buyana, the coordinator of the national communication program for the promotion of health in North Kivu. Mpox is an infectious virus that spreads rapidly. The Provincial Health Division is calling for help. DJ, Very likely "fighters" also going for sexual violence further spreading Mpox. A lot of cases will be missed/ignored...(there may not be ANY medical care !) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goma or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goma ; With an approximate area of 75.72 square kilometers, the city has an estimated population of nearly 2 million people according to the 2022 census,[5] while the 1984 estimate placed the number at 80,000.[6] DJ, A lot of people will be refugees. The local economy may not be able to feed the population -certainly with war in the region...So aid-based local economy... "Rich countries" rather provide waepons than solutions...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goma#Economy or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goma#Economy ; Goma's economy relies mainly on agriculture, with a significant proportion of its population engaged in the trade of agricultural products. However, due to the instability of the local currency, economic transactions often involve foreign currencies.[107] Primarily centered on the production of raw materials, including agriculture, fishing, hunting, and fish farming, these activities typically employ artisanal methods and antiquated production techniques DJ, Mpox, like H5N1, CoViD getting worse...
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