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The World Health Organisation recommends implementation of mass drug administration (MDA) programmes in areas at high risk of infection with lymphatic filariasis (LF), as a principle strategy for elimination of the disease. However, these programmes are faced with numerous challenges some of...

In Zambia, essential hypertension is one of the commonest and prevalent non-communicable diseases. In the current medical literature it is not clear on the serum selenium levels among essential hypertensive adults in Zambia despite evidence in literature of its role in development of essential...

Neonatal resuscitation is used in the management of neonates with birth asphyxia and respiratory distress few hours after birth. The popularity of neonatal resuscitation is increasing in the decade with the introduction of Helping Babies Breath (HBB) and Emergency Obstetric and New-born Care...

The study aimed at investigating the constraints of integrated curriculum on the teaching and learning of Physical Education in primary schools in Kabwe District in the Central Province of Zambia. Despite the Ministry of General Education introducing integrated school curriculum in Zambian...

BACKGROUND: Melanin is a skin pigment that determines skin colour and plays a role in photoprotection. It represents one of the most visible markers of human variation and skin disorders. Lack of Melanin or presence of very little melanin or albinism makes the skin susceptible to a wide range of...

BACKGROUND: Total hip replacement (THR) is one of the most successful orthopaedic procedures performed worldwide (Miller 2008). The number of joint replacements performed in Africa is increasing but outcomes reported in sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa, are sparse (Dossche 2014)....

Background: Antiretroviral therapy has posed multiple risks and challenges particularly in resource constrained African countries. This is due to the chronic nature of HIV/AIDS disease and hence its therapy, the use of combination therapy and also because therapeutic options and treatment...

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an important human resource in improving community malaria intervention coverages and success in reducing malaria incidence has been attributed to them. However, despite this attribution, malaria resurgence cases have been reported in various countries...

Anaemia affects approximately 1.62 billion people globally corresponding to 24.8% of the world’s population. Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) are the most common forms of anaemia. A hormone produced by the liver, hepcidin, is the primary regulator of iron...

Mass Drug Administration (MDA) is the most effective way of interrupting disease transmission in trachoma endemic countries including Zambia. Active community participation is necessary coverage goals and global trachoma elimination targets are to be met. This study was a retrospective assessment...