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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2024

Lessons learned during the establishment of a functional National Public Health Institute in the Democratic Republic of Congo: from 2018 to 2024.

Karl Angendu, Allan Komakech, José Nyamusore, Sylla Thiam, Ashleigh Howard, Virgile Kikaya, Diene Kaba, Richard Luce, Dieudonné Mwamba, Pierre Akilimali

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Karl AngenduThe Democratic Republic of Congo National Public Health Institute, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Allan KomakechUganda National Public Health Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
José NyamusoreUnited States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sylla ThiamJohns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ashleigh HowardUnited States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Virgile KikayaJohns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Diene KabaUnited States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Richard LuceUnited States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dieudonné MwambaThe Democratic Republic of Congo National Public Health Institute, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pierre AkilimaliThe Democratic Republic of Congo National Public Health Institute, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experiences several disease outbreaks every year. In 2023 alone, the DRC faced outbreaks of Mpox, measles, yellow fever, vaccine-derived polio, malaria, and cholera, alongside humanitarian crises in some regions. Despite the expertise and experience in responding to such epidemics, the timely detection and response to public health emergencies remained a significant challenge, primarily due to challenges in coordination. Following the country´s 10

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Academies and InstitutesDisease OutbreaksPublic HealthDemocratic Republic of the CongoHumansLeadershipDemocratic Republic of CongoHealth securityNational Public Health Institutepublic health functionsuniversal health coverage

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PMID39989944
PMCPMC11845991

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