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A synopsis of the field of health education in Malawi
The field of health education is said to have been primarily a practice-based discipline throughout its history. Its origins can be traced to three traditions defined by the settings in which they operated. These settings were schools, communities and hospitals......
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Farewell to Professor C. Bowie: 8 years with the College of Medicine
As the College of Medicine (Malawi) continues to expand it is sad that more and more specialists who have helped in making the institution obtain outstanding recognition with the outside world keep saying goodbye. The last 8 years has seen the College of Medicine introduce the Masters of Public Health programme ...
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Variation of semen parameters in healthy medical students due to exam stress
Semen analysis is frequently used to evaluate male infertility. Assessment of semen quality is based on an evaluation of several parameters, including semen volume, pH, sperm concentration, sperm motility, and sperm normal morphology. Seasonal variation in semen parameters have been reported.....
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Open tibia fractures in HIV positive patients
HIV infection complicates open fractures by raising the incidence of infection in the open wound (5 of 7 patients in our series). This risk may be compounded if internal fixation techniques are used (5 of 12 HIV patients with
internal fixation of any open fracture)......
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Similar cellular responses after treatment with either praziquantel or oxamniquine in Schistosoma mansoni infection
The effect of treatment with either oxamniquine or praziquantel on S.mansoni specific IFN-gamma, IL-4 , IL-5 and IL-10 was compared on PBMC which were collected pre-treatment, 6 and 18 weeks post treatment. Using sandwich ELISA on the supernatants harvested from the PBMC stimulation by crude S. mansoni....
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Women’s groups’ perceptions of neonatal and infant health problems in rural Malawi
Malawi has a neonatal mortality rate of 27 per 1,000 live births, an infant mortality rate of 76 per 1,000 live births and an under-five mortality rate of 111 per 1,000 live births.1
Since 1990, Malawi has made progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goal....
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Opinions on abortion as a viable way of improving reproductive health
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 500,000 women die every year from pregnancy-related causes. It was from this perception that made the issue of abortion be regarded as one of the Millenium Development Goals.....
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The 13th College of Medicine Research Dissemination Conference,October 17th 2009
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