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COVID-19 undermines food security both directly by disrupting food systems and indirectly through the impacts of lockdowns on household incomes and physical access to food. COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic weaken food production, processing and marketing but the most concerning impacts are...

Introduction: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has continued to wreak havoc across the globe. It has spread to literally all the countries and territories...

Introduction: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has continued to wreak havoc across the globe. It has spread to literally all the countries and territories...

The present study assessed the psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 among healthcare practitioners in selected hospitals in Lusaka District. A survey research design was adopted in this study where 207 respondents were sampled from both UTH and Levy Mwanawasa Hospitals using simple random sampling....

In recent years, the expanding array of innovative applications in the medical domain has been instrumental in propelling research forward. Among these advancements, Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems have emerged as influential tools, significantly contributing to the development of various...

Background: About 98% of stillbirths that occur globally are recorded in low- and middle-income countries, where south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa account for 77% of the reported cases. An estimated 2.6 million stillbirths were reported every year since 2000. Recent data suggests a 25.5% decline...

Introduction: Keeping clients in care is essential to achieving strong patient outcomes and prevent treatment failure or resistance. Globally, HIV/AIDS remains one of a major public health problems with an estimated 38.4 million people are living with HIV while 1.5 million people become newly...

In 2020, it was estimated that 241 million malaria cases were recorded globally, increasing from 227 million in 2019, with African countries contributing most to the increase. Studies have indicated that malaria is influenced by climate. Climate factors such as temperature and rainfall affect...

The severe cases of COVID-19 observed in patients with hypertension and diabetes have created controversies as to why this was the case and the role of ARBs, and ACE inhibitors was not ruled out as a contributing factor since the induction of cough is one of their major side effects. Studies have...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the communication strategy used by the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) in promoting road safety in Lusaka Urban. The study targeted road users around Misisi and John Lanig area on Kafue road of the Great North Road as the area...