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    • Increased sensitization of health workers leading to detection of unintended cases of acute flaccid paralysis: A case of a “Konzo” outbreak in Western Zambia 

      Mtonga, A; Mwaba, P; Chizema, E; Kapina, M; Mwangala, S; Silumesi, A; Masaninga, F; Masuka, T; Hachambwa, L; Siddiqi, O; Mweene-Ndumba, I; Vwalika, B; Kagulura, S; Songolo, P; Mufunda, J; Kachimba, J. S.; Mazaba, M. L. M. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)
      The threat of high profile diseases causing outbreaks has drawn attention to public health surveillance systems, much needed for the timely detection of outbreaks. A disease characterized by weakness of the lower limbs in ...

    • Leveraging existing laboratory capacity towards universal health coverage: A case of Zambian laboratory services 

      Mazaba, M.L.; Mwaba, P.; Droti, B.; Kagulura, S.; Makasa, C.; Masaninga, F; Vwalika, B.; Mufunda, J.; Kachimba, J. S. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)
      The provision of quality health care is influenced by the availability and capacity of the support systems such as the laboratory. The Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) by the Ministry of Health with ...

    • Preparedness of response to deadly outbreaks 

      Zulu, A.; Sipangule, C.; Siboonde, M.; Musumali, M.; Chituta, F.; Kagulula, S.; Mazaba, M.L.; Masaninga, F.; Vwalika, B.; Kachimba, J.S.; Mufunda, J. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2016)
      West Africa experienced the largest outbreak of Ebola in 2014 in history involving three Mano River States of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated an emergency response from WHO ...