The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the poorest countries in the
world [
[1]
] and it is classified globally at the rank 176 out of 188 countries based on the
2016 Human Development Index [
[2]
]. It is estimated that 63% of the population in DRC lives on less than $1/day [
[2]
] and only 25% has access to health care structures [
[3]
].To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 14,
2018
Received:
May 10,
2018
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