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The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has been mandated by the by the Medicines and Allied Act of the laws of Zambia to ensure quality, safety and efficacy of medicines. Since about 90% of medicines are imported from abroad, registration process contribute to the availability of...

Aristolochia species grow in different parts of Zambia and are used globally for medicinal purposes. Many Aristolochia species have been associated with adverse effects including renal and hepatic dysfunction. This study investigated the effects of hydro-alcoholic seed extract of Aristolochia...

Phyllanthus muellerianus (P. muellerianus) is classified under the family Phyllanthaceae consisting of approximately 1,000 species which are widely distributed in Africa, Asia, America and Australia. It is a monoecious, glabrous, straggling shrub or small tree of up to 12 meters tall. It occurs...

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...

This study is hinged on the basis that tin addition to knowledge updates, the attitudes of health care professionals toward current concepts about diabetes care is just as critical. The core philosophy of modern diabetes care puts emphasis on patient autonomy and optimal utilization of health...

The World Bank (1994) noted that over 80% of the original budget on health in most African countries is lost through inefficient practices at various levels, by various accountability failures in the supply chain for medical supplies. There have been reports of thefts, with no counter claims of...

This prospective study carried out in the Casualty Unit of the Department of Surgery at the University Teaching Hospital is an effort to document the role of alcohol in road traffic accidents. It examines the presence of alcohol in blood samples of one hundred consenting road traffic accident...

Illicit drugs are, today, a world concern and Zambia, being part of the global village has not been spared. Global drug trends indicate that there has been stability in the cultivation and production of illicit drugs. However, the stability has been to the varying production trends in various...

The problem of counterfeiting of drugs presents an enormous public health challenge. No area of the world is unaffected, but mounting evidence shows that the problem is disproportionately severe in developing and emerging market countries, which also have a high burden of infectious diseases such...

The production of substandard and counterfeit drugs as a result of non-adherence to good manufacturing practices by pharmaceutical companies is a vast and underreported worldwide problem particularly affecting developing countries. Developing countries are not only markets for substandard and...