Hospital waste management is a major public health concern. This study analyzes the classification practices of hospital waste in the health facilities of Lubao Territory, Democratic Republic of Congo, assessing compliance with national and international standards, and identifying key challenges. Using a mixed-methods approach—surveys, direct observation, and interviews—the study finds that classification practices are often empirical and poorly aligned with regulatory standards. Key issues include lack of training, inadequate equipment, and absence of monitoring mechanisms. Recommendations are offered to improve environmental governance in healthcare facilities.
This research aims to identify changes in climatic factors likely to explain the proliferation of Zonocerus variegatus populations observed in the Mawanga sector since 2015. Data series of temperature, precipitation and relative humidity covering the period from 1985 to 2021 have been downloaded from the «power.larc.nasa.gov» website. They made it possible to calculate the Lamb or Nicholson index and to evaluate the variability in order to discriminate between years with precipitation, temperature and hygrometry deficiency from those in excess compared to normal. This diachronic analysis revealed a variability likely to impact the population dynamics of stinking locusts and increase their ravages against cassava cultivation. Associated with the phenological stages of the stinking locust, the variability of precipitation, temperature and relative humidity parameters recorded between 1985 and 2021 favored the proliferation of stinking locusts and subsequent attacks.
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