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The Lamina Terminalis represents an important neuroanatomical structure by which third Ventriculostomy could be performed into the subarachnoid space (Cisterna Chiasmatica). Recent studies have indicated a role for LT fenestration in approaching pathologies of the third ventricle. However, there...

Background: Appropriate drug utilization has a huge contribution to global reduction in morbidity and mortality. While thousands of patients have been wrongly prescribed statins, others at high risk of cardiovascular accidents (CVA) have been deprived of treatment. According to the Adult...

Introduction Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is estimated to occur in (18%) of pregnant women in Africa despite universal supplementation programs being implemented since 2001, as recommended by the World Health Organisation. A lack of data on iron status and maternal factors associated with iron...

Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent cause of hospital-acquired infections worldwide. The carriage of S. aureus among healthcare workers has been associated with transmission of the bacterium to susceptible patients. The aim of this study was to determine the carriage rate, antimicrobial...

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a highly malignant clonal hematopoietic disease caused by both inherited and acquired genetic alterations. Current AML classification and prognostic systems incorporate genetic information but are limited to known abnormalities that have previously been identified...

Preterm birth is defined as childbirth occurring at less than 36 completed weeks or 259 days of gestation (World Health Organization, 2014). In most developing and resource limited countries such as Zambia, ultrasound estimation of fetal weight in most circumstances is not readily available for...

Zambia amidst the chronic shortage of HRH, has been striving for almost two decades now, to "Provide cost effective health care services, as close to the family as possible". Children being most vulnerable have suffered chronic high child mortality rates still as high as 88 per 1,000 live births....

Malaria is one of the leading causes of death in the world with Sub-Saharan Africa carrying 92 percent of malaria deaths. Malaria remains a serious public health problem in Zambia causing 12 percent of the reported deaths annually. Zambia has moved from accelerated malaria burden reduction to...

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a cheap, simple, quick, minimally invasive technique that is widely used for preoperative diagnosis of parotid tumours because the parotid gland is not amenable to preoperative sample collection techniques for histopathologic assessment to guide parotid...

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and also a leading cause of visual impairment among people in the working age group. Retinopathy develops overtime in all diabetics and controlling the modifiable risk factors delays its onset and progression....