Corneas in the Congo Case Study I. Duties and Responsibilities: As the head of a small aid agency in Congo‚ our duty is to cater the refugee’s health dilemmas and concerns. We must attend to their needs by providing them the right health services suited for their condition. Like what is happening in the camp‚ the refugees are in need of cornea transplant because of the poor water condition which resulted to them being blind. Therefore‚ we must do any possible means of giving them enough corneas
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1. The cornea controls and focuses light in the eye. The cornea is responsible for about 75 percent of the eye’s focusing power. As light enter the eye‚ the cornea refracts it onto the retina to help the eye focus on objects. 2. A cornea can be prepared after sustaining damage. If the cornea is scratched‚ healthy cells quickly heal the scratch before it gets an infection. If the damage is serious‚ the person can receive a cornea transplant. Also‚ scientists have discovered a new way to repair the
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and they are important. If an organ is damaged or diseased‚ without medical help‚ a person could die. The cornea is very special and is an important part of human body. It helps to protect the rest of the eye from germs‚ dust‚ and other harmful matter. The cornea acts as the eye’s outermost lens. It functions like a window that controls and focuses the entry of light into the eye. The cornea also serves as a filter‚ screening out some of the mist damaging ultraviolet wavelengths in sunlight. Without
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A component in the development in Operation “Save the Congo” that we will focus lies in the Health infrastructure. The Democratic Republic of Congo was one of the first African countries to recognize HIV‚ registering cases as early as 1983. The most common method of transferring the virus occurs through homosexual activity; linking to over 87% cases in the Congo. Demographically‚ the ages groups most affected are women aged 20 to about 29 and men alike aged 30 to 39. Other method that contribute
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The Republic of the Congo began as a Belgian colony in the late 19th century. Belgium’s King Leopold II‚ after becoming increasingly frustrated by Belgium’s lack of international power‚ began to persuade his government to support colonial expansion. His attention was drawn to the area of the Congo River basin following during Sir Henry Morton Stanley’s exploration from 1874–77. King Leopold II organized a geographical conference in Brussels in 1876‚ during which he proposed “establishing an international
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The story of the Democratic Republic of Congo starts off with King Leopold II‚ the King of Belgium from 1865-1909. King Leopold II was extremely interested in making Belgium a world power‚ and did so by imperialism and colonization. In 1885‚ he made possible the formation of the Congo Free State (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo) (Hochschild). This state was originally created as a way to open up the interior of Africa to European trade‚ specifically for ivory‚ which was extremely valuable
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent of Africa. It borders the Central African Republic and Sudan on the north‚ Uganda‚ Rwanda‚ Burundi‚ and Tanzania on the east‚ Zambia and Angola on the south‚ and the Republic of the Congo on the west. The name "Congo"‚ which means "hunter" is derived from the Bakongo tribe‚ living in the Congo river basin. Formerly‚ the Belgian colony of the Belgian Congo‚ the country’s post-independence
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Globalization and the Congo The article “Globalization‚ water‚ and the Congo” tackles the negative effects of globalization in the Congo. Some of these negatives include the sourcing of weapons from foreign entities‚ or the need of companies to acquire rare natural resources to fuel the ever increasing demand for their electronic products by the global village. Other more indirect effects of globalization are also covered‚ like the shortage of clean water and why simple fixes to this crisis are
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the Belgian Congo‚ now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Located in Central Africa‚ the Belgian Congo was colonized by the Belgians in the late 19th century and was given independence in 1960‚ followed by a long period of strife and internal conflict. Its seeds were sown in 1885‚ when King Leopold II of Belgium acquired the area under pretensions of humanitarianism in the famous Berlin Conference. He ruled the Congo personally as a corporate state‚ and made a fortune by forcing villages
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Evaluate the impact of European imperialism on the Congo Free State in the early 20th century. Between the years of 1884 and up until 1959 the Congo Free State (CFS) was extensively impacted by imperialism form the European nation of Belgium. King Leopold II was the main influence and dictator of the CFS. Leopold’s intentions at the beginning of his enquiries to colonise the CFS seemed favourable of the Congolese however this did not play out as Leopold began break promises of decrees‚ exploit the
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