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This paper examines the relationship between market structure, conduct, performance (SCP) in the insurance industry specifically focusing on general and long term insurance by employing a simultaneous equations framework. The empirical analysis was based on quarterly data gathered on fifteen...

The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness, which is often fatal. Despite improved control measures, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) remains a public health concern in endemic areas as well as in unaffected areas. Ecological niche-mapping places Zambia within the ecological niche of filovirus...

The emergence of drug resistance tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a significant challenge for TB control and prevention programmes, and the major problem is multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) which can develop to extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). This epidemiological scenario of TB...

Introduction:Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Zambia. It is believed that malaria is responsible for up to approximately 47% of the overall disease burden for pregnant women. In Zambia it is accountable for 20% of maternal mortality. The effects of malaria in...

Background Male partner participation in antenatal care services is of great importance if pregnant women are to fully utilise and benefit from the services offered to them at antenatal clinics. Male partner participation in antenatal care services is low in Zambia. At Arakan Garrison Hospital in...

Human resources have been widely recognized as critical assets in every organization. Without human resource an organisation can hardly exist. However, human resources face a number of risks which affect the productivity of organizations. This study looked at the mitigation of human resource risk...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous virus that infects more than 90% of the world‘s population, and is implicated in the initiation and progression of lymphomas. In Zambia lymphomas are among the most commonly diagnosed malignancies in both men and women. However, the diagnosis of lymphomas...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. It is endemic in hospitals and prevalent in the community and amongst livestock. Morbidity and mortality amongst patients with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are high...

Salmonellaenterica species are important food-borne pathogens that cause gastroenteritis and enteric fever, and are responsible for a huge global burden of morbidity and mortality. In addition, Salmonellaenterica has been associated with multiple drug resistance and this complicates disease...

This study was aimed at determining the strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) present in Zambia causing disease in vaccinated broiler flocks. Despite routine vaccinations with appropriate IBDV vaccines, which is a control strategy of infectious bursal disease (IBD), many poultry farms...