CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 668 1 February 2013

	humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Table of contents 1. The poverty of the DRC's gold miners 2. Analysis: Small steps to land reform in eastern DRC 3. Uganda begins rollout of provider-initiated HIV testing 4. DRC considers cholera vaccination The poverty of the DRC's gold miners IGA-BARRIER, 29 January 2013 (IRIN) - There is no refuge from the blistering heat at this artisanal gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Any trees that might have provided shade have been consumed by the mine, which covers an area the size of five or six football fields. Read report online Analysis: Small steps to land reform in eastern DRC KINSATI, 29 January 2013 (IRIN) - Shukuru Rudahunga keeps a wary eye on the steep slope above her as she weeds her patch of sorghum in the eastern province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); she knows the risks are deadly. Read report online Uganda begins rollout of provider-initiated HIV testing KAMPALA, 30 January 2013 (PlusNews) - All people who seek treatment in health centres in Uganda will be offered HIV testing and counselling under a new plan to increase access to HIV prevention and treatment. Read report online DRC considers cholera vaccination KINSHASA, 31 January 2013 (IRIN) - Health experts, including those from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF), are considering introducing immunization campaigns as a way of dealing with cholera in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the disease is endemic. Read report online