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Backonja, U., Park, S., Kurre, A., Yudelman, H., Heindel, S., Schultz, M. et al. (2022). Supporting Rural Public Health Practice to Address Local-Level Social Determinants of Health across Northwest States: Development of an Interactive Visualization Dashboard. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 129, Artilce 104051.
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• TITLE: The Rural Isolation Gap: Potential, Obstacles, and Prospects

  AUTHORS: Solange Kasiba Ngobobo, Espoir Bisimwa Basengere, Sadiki Byombuka, Jean-Berckmans Bahananga Muhigwa, Jacques Assani Mutumbwa, Isaac Wilondja Bubala, Didace Kyoto Kaningini, Bibish Wamtu Masoka

  KEYWORDS: Rural Development, Isolation, Living Conditions, Potentials, Obstacles, Prospects

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.13 No.11, November 28, 2025

  ABSTRACT: This study investigates the socio-economic conditions in the Wamuzimu chiefdom, Democratic Republic of Congo, a region rich in natural resources but characterized by extreme poverty and isolation. Using a mixed-methods approach of household surveys and focus group interviews, the research reveals a profound disconnect between the area’s potential and the precarious living conditions of its population. There are multiple indicators of underdevelopment: dilapidated infrastructure, widespread poverty, poor governance, social exclusion, and a lack of strategic planning. The findings attribute this gap to poor governance, unregulated resource extraction, and dilapidated infrastructure, concluding with a call for an integrated, participatory development strategy.