Lack of appropriate human resources planning is an important factor in the inefficient use of the public health facilities. Workforce projections can be improved by using objective methods of staffing needs based on the ...

Indigenous cases of bancroftian filariasis have recently been identified in the country for the first time. The diagnosis of such infections depends on demonstrating the characteristic ...

The study reported in this dissertation assesses and determines the prevalence of sickness and injury in the Zambian industry from a micro level by taking Nakambala Sugar Estate as a case study. The study was a cross-sectional ...

Essential medicines are those that satisfy the needs of the majority of the population and therefore should be available at all times, in adequate amounts and in the appropriate dosage forms.

This edition of the Zambia Health Information Digest is dedicated to Traditional Medicine. Traditional medicine has become even more prominent because of the high prevalence of HIV in Zambia. With a number of traditional ...

The Zambia National Formulary (ZNF) is an integral component of the Zambia National Medicines Policy that is aimed at making available and accessible essential medicines of proven efficacy, safety and quality at affordable ...

There has been increasing recognition by health researchers and clinicians of the importance of social and psychological factors in illness. Moreover, the recent emphasis on primary health care has prompted ...