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Tuberculosis continues to be the leading cause of death from an infectious disease. It poses a serious threat to the health of the human population. Two problems threaten the eventual conquest of tuberculosis: the human immunodeficiency virus and the emergency of multi-drug resistant...

Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Zambia where 95 percent of the cases are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Chloroquine, the former drug of choice for uncomplicated malaria treatment became less effective as a result of parasite resistance. Therefore in 2002, the Malaria...

Background Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is a condition associated with prematurity and is related to bleeding in the capillary network of the germinal matrix of the developing brain. IVH puts these preterm neonates at risk for long term disability such as cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus,...

The main purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the National Policy on Education in providing universal access to basic education in Chongwe and Kafue districts. The study also investigated the extent to which eligible children are able to access quality education and determined...

This report, based on a practical attachment with Zambia Railways, the author discusses the company's poor image within the historical and current context. Beginning with a background of the company, the author gives the terms of reference, methodology and literature review on railways in...

The study looked at the perceived and real consequences of integrating Religious Education (RE) with Social Studies (SS) into Social and Development Studies (SDS) at the lower and middle basic levels of education. The integration of RE with SS was as a research of the national curriculum review,...

The ability to determine when or even whether to have children is an extraordinarily important human right that benefits not only the individual woman, who is able to control her fertility, but also others. Family planning helps women protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies. Food and other...

The reduction of Masuku Cassiterite gravity concentrate by charcoal was investigated in the temperature range of 850 to 1100oC. A combination of sample weight loss measurements, exist gas analysis and chemical analysis of the reaction products was used to monitor the course of the reaction.The...

This work examined cohesion and coherence in the written English produced by some undergraduate students at the University of Zambia, Lusaka. The exercise was done to test the theoretical position that there is a relationship between cohesion and coherence in English and to establish the...

To determine the relationship between early-onset neonatal septicaemia and the mode of delivery among inborn neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, 376 of the 5,112 hospital born babies were studied. The caesarian birth rate was 33 per...