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The purpose of the study was to explore the role of counselling services in stress management among head teachers in Kitwe district, Copperbelt province of Zambia. The objectives were to identify causes of stress among head teachers, investigate how head teachers use counselling services to...

Schools in Zambia are prone to conflicts and breakdown in communication especially in an age where all role-players are aware of their rights. Conflicts in schools can be ignited by a number of aspects. Yet school head teachers, are expected to be able to creatively address conflicts in their...

Conflict management and Peacebuilding in Zambia seem like concepts not taken very seriously and perhaps misunderstood in a society commonly known as a peaceful nation. The purpose of this study is to highlight the role of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) (formerly known as Zambia...

Non availability and well defined guidelines and roles of traditional leaders in the present day administration of traditional land as compared to their roles in managing land boundaries in the pre-colonial era is accounting mainly for the decades of social conflicts that are manifesting in our...

Malaria causes about 1-3 million deaths annually in the world, out of which, more than 90% occur in Africa (World Health Report, 2012). Studies have shown that high incidence of malaria has been exacerbated by the effects of variations in climatic factors (Murray, et al. 2013). Despite the huge...

ABSTRACT Background-.Post-natal care assisted by a skilled attendant ensures the survival and health of the mother and her new-born. Despite the improvement in hospital deliveries, most postnatal mothers do not attend postnatal care for the recommended number of visits. A skilled attendant is an...

A partograph is a graphic pre-printed paper that provides visual display of recorded observations carried-out on a mother and foetus during labour for early detection of abnormalities. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advocated and recommended compulsory use of partograph in the monitoring...

Wildlife utilisation for livelihoods frequently conflicts with conservation, raising challenges of integrating rural livelihood issues into conservation agendas. However, the reality of wildlife utilisation in rural areas, especially Game Management Areas cannot be stated simply; it is a...

BACKGROUND:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency is the most common enzymopathy in humans and affects over 400 million people worldwide, majority being in Africa. G6PD catalyses the first reaction of the pentose phosphate pathway where it plays a role in generation of NADPH,...

Background: In Africa, different studies have been conducted on schistosomiasis, one of the most devastating parasitic diseases in tropical countries. However, environmental determinants have not fully been explored as important means of additional strategies for prevention and control of the...