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Malaria is a disease of great public health importance in Zambia. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is endemic in all nine provinces. The malaria transmission paradigms may be higher in urban populations than in peri-urban and rural population and peri-urban areas tend to become...

This is a clinical trial which was carried out at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka from the 1st of July to the 31st of December,1994. It involved treatment of burns in forty children using gamma irradiated amniotic membrane produced at the hospital.The results showed that it is feasible...

As the level of competition in soccer is increasing, the prevalence of injuries also has increased. This calls for more rehabilitation facilities to be employed by the football clubs. The main role of physiotherapy in football is injury treatment and prevention, education, rehabilitation,...

Background: Making a diagnosis of HIV infection in children aged less than 18 months remains a challenge in low resource set ups like Zambia due to scarcity of DNA PCR testing equipment which is the gold standard. Clinicians in rural areas have to depend on HIV ELISA tests and clinical diagnosis...

A prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of topical steroid as a treatment option for phimosis and its economical benefits compared to circumcision has been conducted from December 2003 to February 2005 at The University Teaching Hospital. A total of 365 patients with phimosis were...

In this study, 32 patients with tuberculosis of the spine who presented to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia and who satisfied specific inclusion criteria for the study were followed up for a period of six months. The group comprised 18 male (56%) and 14 female (44%)...

It has been estimated that 53% of women in Zambia deliver outside the modern health care facilities. These deliveries were attended by either friends/neighbours, relatives and traditional birth attendants (TBAs), some of whom were trained. The training was intended to equip them with basic skills...