[Evaluation of prescriptions for inpatient treatment of malaria and gastroenteritis: Bondeko and St Joseph hospitals in Kinshasa].

Problems of drug availability and accessibility remain a major obstacle to the improvement of sanitary conditions in D.R. Congo, where rational drug use is a major concern.

Screening of in vitro antibacterial activity from Syzygium Guineense (Willd) hydrosoluble dry extract.

Diarrhoea is one of the most important causes of infant mortality in the world. As modern drugs are expensive or unavailable in developing countries, many people use traditional medicines in Africa for the treatment of several diseases. In our study, we investigated the antibacterial activity of Syzygium Guineense extract in order to assess its activity on some bacterial strains involved in diarrhoeal diseases and to justify its use.