The effective management of acute pain remains a challenge to many households
especially in resource-poor countries. In Kenya, healthcare seeking behavior associated
with the management of acute pain at the household ...
HIV and AIDS is a major public health concern in the world with 33.2 million
people living with HIV infection by December 2007. Sub-Saharan Africa is the
most affected region in the world where more than two thirds (68%) ...
The introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in the
management of HIV infection has led to a significant decline in HIV-related
morbidity and mortality. This chronic condition has now become a ...
Cyclospora cayetanensis, a coccidian protozoan parasite, that causes diarrhoea in
immunocompetent as well as immunocompromised individuals with or without
international travel., The biology and epidemiology of C. ...
Plants may contain ingredients that have anti-parasitic activity against parasites of medical significance. Chenopodium ambrosoides (Wormseed) a wide spread herb in the Family Chenopodiacea was investigated for anti-schistosomal ...
The increasing prevalence of asthma in developing countries during the last decade
continues to represent a significant public health problem, causing both economic
and social burdens. It remains an area of considerable ...
Medicinal plant products are common medication therapy in traditional healing
practices. However, the product plant species and their health value are often not
scientifically authenticated. Given multiple challenges ...
Plants may contain ingredients that have anti-parasitic activity against parasites of
medical significance. Chenopodium ambrosoides (Wormseed) a wide spread herb in
the Family Chenopodiacea was investigated for ...
Infections due to antibiotic resistant microorganisms have become widespread in
recent years, and resistance rates among key pathogens have continued to grow at an
alarming rate worldwide and the search for novel ...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of hospital infections and is intrinsically
resistant to most antimicrobials. Emergence of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas
aeruginosa has been reported and poses a great challenge ...
Antimicrobial use in agriculture, livestock and in human health has increased over the
years leading to increase in antimicrobial resistance among strains that can also find
their way into the aquatic environments. Rivers ...
There is an increasing trend in antibiotic resistance among enteric bacterial pathogens,
particularly in developing countries, where bacterial diarrhoea is one of the main causes
of morbidity and mortality, especially ...
Infections due to antibiotic resistant microorganisms have become widespread in recent years, and resistance rates among key pathogens have continued to grow at an alarming rate worldwide and the search for novel antimicrobial ...
Cancer is the third largest cause of mortality in Kenya. Treatment options available for
cancer include chemotherapy, radiation and surgical procedures but none presents with
minimal side effects and high cure rates. ...
The genus Tephrosia is rich in flavonoids and isoflavonoids including rotenoids. In the search for compounds with antiplasmodial and larvicidal activities from medicinal plants, the seedpods of Tephrosia elata and Tephrosia ...
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease of great socio-economic and public health
importance in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Praziquantel (PZQ) is effective
against all schistosome species, it is ineffective on ...
Globally, 10.5 million children under five years die annually. Approximately 6 million
of Kenya’s population are children under five years with a child mortality rate of 74 per
1000 live births. The morbidity pattern of ...
Home based testing and counseling is an innovative strategy geared to increase
access and uptake of HIV testing services by the population by reaching those who
for various reasons have not had a chance to test for HIV. ...
Iron deficiency anaemia is a major public health problem in developing countries.
Globally, iron deficiency ranks number 9 among 26 diseases with the highest burden and
is responsible for about 60% of all anaemia cases ...
Medication non-adherence is a global problem facing health care providers treating adult
Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. It results in disease progression, development of
complications, premature disability and death. ...