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There has been a lot of emphasis in Zambia on FDI in the last two decades culminating in a steady increase in FDI flows from about US$200 million in 1990 to about US$920 million in 2008. On the other hand, domestic private investment, as a percentage of GDP has generally been low and has shown...

The dissertation looks at the change in Mafisa from I886-I986.In the work we have shown that Mafisa was aai authentic Lozi institution, which was practised long before groups such as the Mbunda and Kololo arrived in Bulozi. We have shown that the uneven distribution of pastures in Bulozi was a...

This study provides, first, a critical analysis of Small Scale Enterprises promotion in Zambia.Secondly, the study provides a survey of the administrative and institutional constraints of Lusaka based small enterprises supported by the Small Industries Development Organisation.The study was...

The treatment of supracondylar fractures can be by open operative manipulation and fixation or by closed manipulation alone. This is a follow up study of supracondylar fractures of the humerus treated by closed means at St. Francis Hospital in Katete. The follow-up is of 35v patients who were...

The management practices, morphometric body measurements and disease profiles of local Zambian goats were studied with the main objectives of assessing the existing production system. The study was also aimed at gaining better understanding of 1) socio-economic characteristics of the goat keepers...

This study was carried out to investigate the determinants and levels of Maternal Mortality and Status of Health Services in Kafue District. A scientific approach through exploratory study was employed to randomly select sample of 150 women from the four health centers in Kafue District. Data in...

Maternal mortality in developed countries has declined dramatically over the last 60 years, and is now very low. Women in industrialized countries have an average lifetime risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes of between 1 in 4000 and 1 in 10,000 pregnancies whereas women in developing...

Reported here are factors that influence the morbidity and mortality in hospitalised Zambian children with measles. A prospective study on 2174 children was undertaken to analyse the clinical presentations and complications in children hospitalised for measles between 1993 to 1996 and between...

There has been a growing concern on the situation of women particularly because of the conscientization , which resulted from the UN women's decade (1976-85) with its themes, "peace", "development" and "equality". Various reasons have been given for the failure to improve on the situation of...