There has been some evidence that because of life saving combination Antiretroviral therapy (cART), people living with HIV are living longer and it is apparent that they are at an increased risk of developing non communicable diseases (NCD) including diabetes mellitus. Despite this recognition,...
Download PDF ↓Radiation exposure and its potential complications is one of the most important issues in occupational health. Implementation of proper occupational health system may have an important bearing not only on the health of the population occupationally exposed to radiation but also on the health and...
Download PDF ↓Hepatitis B virus (HBV) survives and replicates in the liver. In adults, it is mostly transmitted sexually. Because of this shared route with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV), it is highly prevalent in HBV infected patients In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of HBV is between 6-20%. In...
Download PDF ↓Malaria is a major public health problem globally with an estimated 214 million cases and 438,000 deaths of which 90% occurred in sub Saharan Africa in 2015. Over 4 million cases were confirmed and 3000 deaths were reported in Zambia in 2013. Efforts to reduce the incidence of the disease are...
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