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A comparative gross anatomica study of placentae and neonatal weight in hypertensive and non hypertensive pregnant women at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia BACKGROUND Placenta is an organ that links the mother to the foetus facilitating gaseous exchange, uptake of nutrients and...

Background: Few reports have described the drug resistance patterns of patients failing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in areas where HIV subtype C is predominant, and there is little data from Zambia in particular.Aims: To evaluate the pattern of resistance in patients failing first line regimens...

Intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) is one of the recommended interventions by World Health Organization to mitigate the impact of malaria in pregnancy in malaria stable transmission zones such as Sub Saharan regions so as to ensure the best outcome for both the...

Prompt and effective malaria treatment is a key malaria control strategy in Zambia, which has helped to reduce the incidence of malaria and consequently, reduce the infant mortality rate. However, studies done in Zambia show that as low as 19 percent of children under five years of age are...

Dominant human malaria vectors in Chongwe district, Zambia, were identified and impacts of indoor Residual House Spraying (IRHS) on their diversity, abundance and distribution assessed. A case-control type of study design was used in which Chishiko village in the district was the case in point,...

Background: Women and girls continue to be disproportionally affected by HIV in sub- Sahara Africa. In Zambia for instance, the epidemic now has taken a ‘female face’ with the prevalence rate of 14.3% among women aged between 15 – 49 years (UNAIDS, 2007). Gender Based Violence (GBV) and...

Prompt and effective malaria treatment is a key malaria control strategy in Zambia, which has helped to reduce the incidence of malaria and consequently, reduce the infant mortality rate. However, studies done in Zambia show that as low as 19 percent of children under five years of age are...

Post harvest losses caused by the maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais, Motschulsky) in maize aggravate food insecurity among small scale farmers. Maize weevil resistant genotypes are desirable for overcoming storage difficulties and also avoid the use of chemical pesticides hence considered to be...

Background: The use of Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) is recognised as an important method in the prevention of malaria. The universal access policy has led to high levels of ITN ownership across different socio-economic groups. Despite this, recent surveys show that the age group 5-19 year olds...

Background: Malaria remains a major public health challenge globally. In Zambia it is responsible for over 40% hospital admissions. Pregnant women and children less than 5 years old remain the most affected. There has been an up-scale of interventions to reduce the prevalence of malaria in...