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The study was conducted between November 2019 to Febuary 2020 and examined the presence of Staphylococcusaureus in two of Lusaka-based Correctional facilities namely, Mwembeshi Maximum and Lusaka Central Correctional facilities. The study considered the isolation and antimicrobial resistance...

The Constitution of Zambia establishes a local government system where a sound financial base is established for each Local Authority with reliable and predictable sources of revenue. To ensure financial survival of Local Authorities; the central government provides Local Authorities grants -to...

The Constitution of Zambia establishes a local government system where a sound financial base is established for each Local Authority with reliable and predictable sources of revenue. To ensure financial survival of Local Authorities; the central government provides Local Authorities grants -to...

Epilepsy is a disorder caused by many factors, including infection of the central nervous system with the larval stage of Taenia solium, leading to neurocysticercosis (NCC). People with epilepsy (PWE) in low-income countries often do not receive appropriate treatment, which besides the continuing...

This study examined the gendered experienced along the tomato value chain in the Lusaka city region. The objectives of the study were to: identify the key actors along the tomato value chain; establish the practices carried out along the tomato value chain by men and women; analyse the challenges...

Maize is a third important cereal crop in the world after wheat and rice. Its production is however hampered by both biotic and abiotic factors. Among the abiotic factors, heat stress has been reported to cause yield losses of about 1 to 1.7 % per day for every rise in temperature above 30◦C....

Maize is one of the most important economic crops on the African continent. However, its production is constrained by both abiotic and biotic factors. Phosphorus (P) deficiency is one of the major abiotic constraints in maize production. It was for this reason the study was undertaken whose...

Aluminum (Al) toxicity in acidic soils is a major constraint to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production. The genetic architecture of Al toxicity resistance in common bean is not well understood. The objective of this study was to identify the quantitative trait loci (QTL) for resistance to...

Today, stakeholders in the fight against TB face a dilemma of the quick spreading disease that must be fought with minimal resources. The scarcity of the resources for fighting Tuberculosis (TB) calls for creative and strategic ways to succeed. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs),...

Quality population is a parameter for economic development. Inter alia, health determines the quality of a population. Evidently, attaining optimal health calls for collaboration between humans, animals, and environmental health professionals plus understanding the consequences of humans, animals...