Engaging with research ethics in central Francophone Africa: reflections on a workshop about ancillary care.

Research ethics is predominantly taught and practiced in Anglophone countries, particularly those in North America and Western Europe. Initiatives to build research ethics capacity in developing countries must attempt to avoid imposing foreign frameworks and engage with ethical issues in research that are locally relevant. This article describes the process and outcomes of a capacity-building workshop that took place in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo in the summer of 2011.

Rheumatoid arthritis in Congo-Brazzaville. A study of thirty-six cases.

Objectives: To define the epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis in a hospital-based population in Congo-Brazzaville.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of the 36 subjects seen on an inpatient or outpatient basis at our rheumatology department who met American College of Rheumatology criteria for rheumatoid arthritis.

Results: There were 28 women and eight men (male to female ratio, 0.