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In 2007, 4.3 million cases of malaria (confirmed and unconfirmed) were reported by the Ministry of Health countrywide with 6,149 deaths. The annual malaria incidence was estimated at 358 cases per 1,000 population in 2007, a drop from 412 cases per 1,000 population in 2006, (Zambia Health...

Introduction: Neonatal circumcision is known to have a number of advantages social and health related. The main objective of this study was to assess acceptability of Neonatal male circumcision (NMC) among mothers and to explore the reasons for their decision, negative or positive. It was also to...

Objective: To document the experiences and lessons learnt from implementing innovative programmes that aim at increasing access to qualified health workers in Gwembe and Chibombo districts by Ministry of Health and participation of health workers.Methods: Qualitative analysis of the participation...

A comparative gross anatomica study of placentae and neonatal weight in hypertensive and non hypertensive pregnant women at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia BACKGROUND Placenta is an organ that links the mother to the foetus facilitating gaseous exchange, uptake of nutrients and...

This research is a comparative study of Catholic and Bemba Marriage Educational Programmes which was conducted in order to ascertain the impact of these marriage educational programmes on marriage and family life in selected parishes of Lusaka Urban. A survey research design was employed. Both...

The purpose of this study was to compare parental involvement to guardian involvement in non-orphaned and orphaned children’s education respectively. This involvement was looked at from two perspectives: involvement levels of parents/guardians through their own self-evaluation measured against...

Considering the invaluable roles and contributions of education to meaningful individual, social and national development, nobody will dispute the fact that its proper management and administration by competent leaders should be a national concern. MOE (1996) identifies education management as a...

Cervical cancer universally is clinically staged using the FIGO staging system performed on examination under anaesthesia (EUA). The EUA staging method is no longer thought to be mandatory but optional in staging cervical cancer. This is emerging from the on-going debate within scientific...

Konkola Mine of Konkola Copper Mines Plc comprises of Number 1 and 3 Shafts located on the northern most part of the Zambian Copperbelt. The mining licence area is characterised by the Kirilabombwe anticline dividing the West and North Limbs striking generally in the northwest to southeast...

The dictates of modern commerce require that clear regulations govern its key aspects. Insurance plays a vital role in the life of an economy’s commerce. The modern trend globally is for insurers to distribute insurance products through a growing variety of intermediaries. The role that banks...