Democratic Republic of the Congo

Some of the obstacles of surrounding vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) made eradication of smallpox in the country seem unlikely. These obstacles included a lack of infrastructure/travel, an uncooperative government, and an inability to conduct active surveillance on the amount of individuals vaccinate as well as an issue with detecting cases of smallpox. Many of these issues are akin to those faced by the effort to keep the DRC free of polio.1 In 2017 two confirmed cases…

Belgian colonialism in the Congo Basin has often been cited as an extreme case of how a narrow minded focus in the extraction of resources by a colonial power can have dramatic negative consequences on local populations and result in a lack of infrastructure and stable governance. During the period of 1908 to 1960 Belgian powers sought to control the rich resources of the Congo Basin. Through widespread fear tactics and suppression of the local populace the Belgians enslaved locals to work…

countries in the third world that managed to provide them with raw materials. These countries provided lifeblood to some U.S. industries and the Congo was no different. The Congo, particularly the Katanga region, had heavy mining industries that managed to produce things such as uranium. Most of the uranium used in the Manhattan project was provided by the Belgian Congo. Once Lumumba brought the Soviet Union into the situation by receiving their aid and weapons in an attempt to stabilize the…

outbreaks, Nzara, Sudan and Yambuku, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formally Zaire), comprising 151 and 280 cases, respectively. The higher case fatality rate was associated with Yambuku, 88%. Since that time other large-scale outbreaks have occurred: 1995, Democratic Republic of the Congo(315 cases, mortality 81%); 2000-2001, Uganda (425 cases, mortality 53%); 2003, Democratic Republic of the Congo(143 cases, mortality 89%; and 2007-2008, Democratic Republic of the Congo(149 cases,…

Lukasa belongs to the Mbudye Society, a council of both men and women who are responsible for interpreting the political values of the Luba state. The Lukasa (memory board) was estimated to be created between the 19th and 20th century in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home of the Luba people. Although many Lukasa use shells and beads studded to the wooden surface, the wood-sculpture pictured has incised designs and carved images in the relief; however, they both still communicate historical…

“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” Winston Churchill saw the importance of honor, but what is honor? The level of respect that society holds us up to, this is honor. Honor is a timeless aspect of our society, yet is always changing because of time. The definition of honor in America, is the same, but the picture of honor has changed over time. Today, honor is more commonly known as respect. As always, men…

Lord's Resistance Army For more than 25 years, an army of mostly child soldiers led by a man named Joseph Kony have been massacring and kidnapping civilians throughout Uganda. This conflict has since spread into other regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and areas of southern Sudan. Despite several attempts at meetings in addition to arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court against Kony and his troops, this war still rages on as one of the longest-running conflicts in…

cording to National Wildlife Federation (2016), “in the last two decades, childhood has moved indoors. The average American boy/ girl spends as few as 30 minutes in unstructured outdoor play each day, and more than seven hours each day in front of an electronic screen.” One of the most important topics in modern psychology and anthropology is children’s development from infancy to adults. Historically, their primary and secondary social agent teaches children how to interaction. In this essay,…

albeit “social facts,” regarding observable behavior and the products of that behavior, including the rules, groups, and institutions that shape people’s lives” (Eller 20). The Mbuti Pygmies are originally an ethnic group from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Northern Zaire.…

for the second highest rate of HIV-AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Number four is Sudan. Abduction, rape, and forced displacement have crushed millions of women’s lives since 2003. Number four is the Democratic republic of Congo. The women are on the front line of the Democratic Republic of the Congo war that has already claimed 3 million lives, and it is a sad fact that 1,100 women are raped every day. Also, women cannot sign any legal documents without her husband’s authorization.…