Michel Kalongo Ilumbulumbu

High Prevalence of Transfusion-Transmissible Infections among Volunteer Blood Donors in Rural Area of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C)

Michel Kalongo Ilumbulumbu, Joël Kambale Ketha, Vianney Kambere Tshimanga, Gabriel Kambale Bunduki, Moise Muhindo Valimungighe, Tecla Katungu Kitamwivirirwa, Sylvie Visavingi, Franck Katembo Sikakulya & Alexandre Amini Mitamo · Archives of Current Research International · 2018

Background: Transfusion safety investigations in sub-Saharan Africa are sparse, often limited to local initiatives. The provision of transfusion products must comply with the rules of good transfusion practice. This study aimed to evaluate transfusion practices in a rural area in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2018/41831

Epidemiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Characteristics of Patients undergoing Goiter Surgery in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Michel Kalongo Ilumbulumbu, Reginald Moreels, Piet Bekaert, Moise Muhindo Valimungighe, Joël Kambale Ketha, Franck Katembo Sikakulya & Alexandre Amini Mitamo · Archives of Current Research International · 2018

Background: Iodine deficiency disorder is one of the world's public health problems and affects millions of people in developing countries. Its diagnosis is often easy, while its management is still difficult in our countries. This work aims to determine the epidemiological, clin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2018/39555

Prevalence, Complications and Outcome of Clandestine Abortion in Rural Eastern Area of Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C)

Michel Kyembwa Mulyumba, Michel Kalongo Ilumbulumbu, Tecla Katungu Kitamwivirirwa & Joël Kambale Ketha · Archives of Current Research International · 2018

Background: The number of pregnancies per year in the world is about 210 million, of which 182 million are in developing countries. The abortion reflects the significance of unplanned pregnancies and unsafe abortion is one of the biggest contributors to global maternal mortality....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2018/41321

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Pressure Ulcers in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Moise Muhindo Valimungighe, Franck Katembo Sikakulya, Alexandre Amini Mitamo, Joël Kambale Ketha, Michel Kalongo Ilumbulumbu & Séverin Uwonda Akinja · Archives of Current Research International · 2018

Background: Pressure Ulcers constitute a public health problem. The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with pressure ulcers in Butembo. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study from September 2016 to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2018/39276