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Health facility and health worker baseline assessment for reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition services
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2015-02)Rationale for the baseline health facility and health worker evaluation continued, stronger and coordinated efforts are needed to reduce health disparities, ensure high coverage, and move Zambia closer to its MDG targets. ... -
Health HIV Case Based Surveillance
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017-06)UN/AIDS & WHO recommend case surveillance as part of a comprehensive system of 2nd Generation Surveillance. 2nd Generation HIV Surveillance is designed to help countries: Concentrate SI resources where they will yield the ... -
Health Professions’ Specialty Training Guidelines For Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical library, 2017-08-04)This edition of “Specialty Training Programme Guidelines for Zambia” (The First Edition 2017) is a seminal referral document because it provides, for Zambia, guidance to the inception and first ever guidelines to postgraduate ... -
Health Sector Supply Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan (2015-2017)
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2015)The procurement and supply of essential medicines and medical supplies has been a key concern within the health sector in Zambia since the 1970s. During these last five decades, a number of significant interventions have ... -
Health Staff's knowledge attitude and practice of the health reforms: a comparative study
(2012-08-10)Objective: The objective was to determine whether the health staff understand what the health reforms are all about and whether they have accepted them and are practising in line with which has been stipulated in the ... -
Health workers' experiences with the use of smartcare for decision making in selected health facilities in Mongu and Limulunga districts of Western province, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)The advancement of information technology in the health sector has given rise to demand for timely, reliable and accurate medical/health information to treat and manage patients. One of the ways to provide timely, reliable ... -
Healthcare providers‘ practices and perceptions towards patient safety incident reporting and management in Lusaka district
(University of Zambia, 2019)Many studies from a number of different nations around the world have consistently demonstrated unacceptably high rates of medical injury and preventable deaths. Patient safety has been, and still is, a cause for concern ... -
The Healthcare worker: Rural retention, retraining and professional development
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2008-01)Zambia, like many sub-Saharan countries, has gross disparities between levels of care between urban and rural areas. The noticeable effect of this scenario on health care delivery in our rural areas is profoundly negative. ... -
Heavy metal levels in drinking water sources and their potential human health risks in Chingola district of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)One of the factors impeding access to safe water is water pollution. Of particular concern is heavy metal contamination of water bodies. This study was aimed at determining the levels of heavy metals in drinking water ... -
Heavy metals in waste water, soil and vegetables around Chunga gardens in Lusaka and their potential health risks
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Dietary exposure to several heavy metals at high concentrations including Cadmium (Cd), Copper (Cu), Lead (Pb) and Zinc (Zn), have been recognized as a risk to human health. This is through the consumption of vegetables. ... -
Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Patients Referred for Endoscopy at The University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-07-25)A prospective study was conducted to determine the frequency of occurrence of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection in out-patients presenting to the gastroenterology unit of the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), ... -
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HbsAg):
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-10)The frequency of HBsAg in health workers at University Teaching Hospital appears high (3.10/o) as compared to Western health workers. The laboratory staff and the nursing staff are at higher risk ... -
Hepatitis B Vaccination coverage and the determinants of vaccination in Health Care Workers in seleted Health facilities
(University of Zambia, 2017)Background: Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver and causes both acute and chronic disease. It is transmitted through contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids. It is an occupational hazard for health care ... -
Hermolytic disease of the newborn among newborn babies with ABO incompatibility,at the University teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-10-15)Introduction: Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a clinical condition in which fetal red blood cells are destroyed by maternal allo-antibodies directed red blood cell antigens acquired from the father. Justification: In ... -
Herpertitis B and C Viral Co-infection in HIV infected Patients enrolled in the Antiretrovial Treatment Program at the Universiity Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-06-21)Hepatitis B and C viral co-infection in HIV infected patients enrolled in the antiretroviral treatment program at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.There are currently few studies describing the prevalence ... -
High Cervical Meningioma: A Patient Case Report and Literature Review
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2016-04)Cervical spine meningiomas are uncommon. They present with motor, sensory and other nonspecific symptoms like pain. We present a first case at our hospital. A 33yr old female presented with 5months history of spastic ... -
The histological appearances of the adult kidney in HIV infection at autopsy at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)Kidney disease in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is very common. The cause of the various histological appearances include HIV infection of the kidney, immunologic responses to the virus, opportunistic infections, ... -
The histological appearances of the adult Kidney in HIV infection at autopsy at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
(University of Zambia, 2016)Introduction: Kidney disease in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is very common. The cause of the various histological appearances include HIV infection of the kidney, immunologic responses to the virus, opportunistic ... -
A histological autopsy Study of the thyroid gland in HIV infected adults at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Despite the high prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Zambia, not much is known about the spectrum of thyroid lesions in patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Virus, (AIDS). Patients with ... -
A Histological Autopsy Study of the Thyroid in HIV Infected adults at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia in the period 2010 - 2012
(University of Zambia, 2016)The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine organ located below and anterior to the larynx, at the base of the neck. It consists of two bulky lateral lobes connected by a thin isthmus. The thyroid gland produces, ...