Document #1225207

Guardian

Congo conflict causes 45,000 deaths a month: study

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2245036,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12

ecoi.net summary:
Survey says effects of decade of fighting continue to kill about 45,000 people each month; half of them small children; majority of deaths due to infectious diseases, malnutrition or neonatal conditions; social and economic disturbances related to conflict boost mortality rate
Country:
Congo, Democratic Republic
Source:
Guardian
Original link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2245036,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
22 January 2008
Document ID:
1225207 (former ID 90286)

ecoi.net is run by the Austrian Red Cross (department ACCORD) in cooperation with Informationsverbund Asyl & Migration. ecoi.net is funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Austrian Ministry of the Interior and Caritas Austria. ecoi.net is supported by ECRE & UNHCR.