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Electronic Health Records (EHR) Systems have over the recent years become an integral part of any effective Health Care System. Volumes of data is kept in heterogeneous systems and although continued health care highly depends on knowledge acquired from medical history captured at various points,...

Background Environmental enteropathy is prevalent in many low and middle-income countries. Although its aetiology is unknown, we hypothesised that nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTMs), which are ubiquitous in the environment and are known to cause disease in the lungs, the gut, skin, bloodstream...

In many agricultural systems around the world, competition from weeds is one of the major factors reducing crop yield and farmers‟ income. To this effect many strategies have been developed to manage weeds. One such strategy is cultural weed control. However, cultural weed control is tedious and...

Debt overhang theory suggests that debt has a Laffer curve type of relationship with economic growth. This implies that there is a threshold value of debt, beyond which, debt accumulation will negatively affect economic growth. This paper sought to contribute to existing literature by...

Zambia copper industry has been in existence for over a century. The country contains best known reserves in Africa and holding about 6 percent of world’s known copper reserves. Copper exports account for more than 70 percent of total exports and 13 percent of the country’s GDP. Despite her rich...

Mining is one of the main sources of heavy metals that present great harm to human health even in low concentrations. Lead (Pb) contamination of food and especially of frequently consumed vegetables is a growing public health concern worldwide. Although levels of exposure in developed countries...

It has been noted that an increasing number of bacteria are now developing resistance to commercial antibiotics. This problem necessitates the discovery of new classes of anti-microbial drug leads. Plants have always played an important role in the discovery of new medicines. Secondary...

The newly established Constitutional Court of Zambia is expected to play the pivotal roles of interpreting, protecting and defending the Zambian Constitution. To do this, the Court requires appropriate jurisdiction and an adequate institutional framework. Thus, the purpose of this study was to...

Labour pain is described as severe by most women and hence the use of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods for its relief. Low levels of awareness of labour pain relief have been noted in LMIC‟s compared to more developed countries. The present study sought to determine the...

The risk of maternal mortality and complications in pregnancy is highest for adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa and is a leading cause of death among adolescent girls. In Zambia, adolescent pregnancy rate is high and stands at 28.5% and maternal mortality rate is at 398 per 100 000 live...