RÉSUMÉ
Cholera, being a global health issue has remarkably affected the wellness of the people, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it could be more if no concrete Intervention is done to curtail the outbreak. The authors reviewed past and present literatures on cholera and COVID-19 from the year 2013-2023 in well renowned scientific journals such as PUBMED, ResearchGate, Google Scholar. Database servers of these journals were accessed based on their permissions. From this search the authors found that, cholera is at its peak amidst COVID in DRC. Between the 10 March 2020 to the 10 March 2022, DRC reported a total of 86 462 cases of COVID-19 in 314 health zones in all 26 provinces of the country, with 1335 deaths recorded. And since the beginning of 2022, 6692 suspected cholera cases including 107 deaths have been reported in 54 health zones in 11 provinces of DRC, compared with 3681 suspected cases and 91 deaths reported during the same period in 2021 in 67 health zones in 14 provinces in the country. The authors realized that despite all efforts to mitigate the spread of cholera in DRC by the Congolese government and the non-governmental organizations in the country, there are still some gaps required to be filled, such as; limited community mobilizations and awareness campaigns about the signs and symptoms of cholera and COVID-19, unavailability of free cholera and COVID-19 vaccines to all the Congolese populations as well as association of witchcraft to diseases. etc. Hence, to mitigate this menace, the authors urge the Congolese government to utilize research implementation strategies such as increase mass awareness campaigns on cholera and COVID among the Congolese populations as well as training workshops for the religious and traditional leaders as well as the healthcare providers in the country for a better diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.
RÉSUMÉ
Ebola virus disease is one of the most serious and deadliest infectious diseases in the world with a sufficient number of recorded deaths. Since its discovery in 1976 until its last epidemic (14th), recorded and declared on April 23, 2022 by the National Minister of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo and we have observed a succession of simultaneous epidemics of the disease to Ebola virus. This disease escapes the control of the health system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a health system which is already destabilized by the corona virus disease 2019 pandemic. Since the World Health Organization has already classified the Ebola virus disease as a major public health problem at the global level, this epidemic remains an important issue to consider the possible and necessary means at all levels (political as well as health) to put an end to this disease. Despite the seriousness of this disease, the dangers, clinical manifestations and modes of transmission of which are well understood by healthcare personnel. The Congolese population should be informed of the risks of this Ebola virus disease. The World Health Organization, the disease control center in collaboration with the Congolese government are implementing preventive and curative measures to slow the progression of this disease in the affected areas and prevent the areas still spared from being affected. In this present work, we will talk about some characteristics of the Ebola virus disease and show the different efforts and recommendations to be taken to end this disease.
