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Chapter 37. Training Teachers for Health Workers
(1980)To develop health services so that they cover a greater proportion of the world 's population we need more health workers, and to train more health workers appropriately we need more teachers. Health workers of all kinds ... -
New Stamps - Kenya Government Second Issue
(African Businesd, 1980-06)KENYA: Flying doctor service. Set of stamps issued as a tribute to the fine work done by the Flying doctor service. Values 50 cents, 1/-, 3/-, 5/-. Issued March 20, 1990 (Crown Agents) -
The Helper
(African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), 1980-08-02)This newsletter is about people who help their neighbours to help themselves. What is the name for these people? Well, every place seems to have a different name. Some of the names used in Kenya are Public Health Aide, ... -
The existence of Dracunculus medinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Turkana, Kenya
(Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1981)Summary Dracontiasis has been previously reported in southern Sudan, northern Uganda and north-west Eritrea but this is the first report of autochthonous cases in Turkana, Kenya. Five Turkana tribesmen, three females ... -
Communication (Surgery in East Africa - Technology and Training)
(1981)Perhaps our most disturbing deficiency is nor our lack of knowledge but our inability to use the knowledge we have (Bryant 1969). Introduction The situation quoted above may be a key to an understanding of the ... -
A Comparative Study of Echinococcus Granulos from Human and Animal Hosts in Kenya Using Isoelectric Focusing and Isoenzyme Analysis
(Australian Society for Parasitology, 1981-11-20)A comparative s1udy of Echinococcus granulosus from human and animal hosts in Kenya using isoelectric: focusing and isoenzyme analysis. International Journal for Parasitology 12: 515-521. The soluble enzyme extracts from ... -
The True Disease Pattern in East Africa. Part 1
(East African Medical Journal Vol. 60 No. 7, 1982-07)Generally, most disease episodes are of short du ration and cause little disability. They are mainly subject to self-<:are and rarely appear in routine reporting systems. In East Africa, however, even serious diseases ... -
Hydatid Disease in the Turkana District of Kenya. III. The Significance of Wild Animals in the Transmission of Echinococcus granulosus, with Particular Reference to Turkana and Masailand in Kenya
(Pathogens and Global Health - Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 1983-03)The results are given of a study on the role of wildlife in the transmission of Echinococcus granulosus in the Turkana and Narok Districts of Kenya. A total of 76 wild carnivores belonging to three separate species was ... -
In vitro culture of the strobilar stage of Echinococcus granulosus from protoscoleces of human, camel, cattle, sheep and goat origin from Kenya and buffalo origin from India
(Elsevier, 1985-04)Protoscoleces from human, camel, cattle, sheep, goat (all from Kenya) and buffalo (from India) hydatid cysts were cultured under identical conditions in vitro using the diphasic culture system of Smyth (1979b). Organisms ... -
Amoebiasis - Entamoeba Histolytica Infections: A Review
(East African Medical Journal, 1986-01)Many populations of Entamoeba histolytica, identified by enzyme electrophoresis, are non-pathogenic, and as infections are frequently self limiting, treatment of asymptomatic cyst' passers may often be unnecessary. ... -
Variability in the Metabolism of Proguanil to the Active Metabolite Cycloguanil in Healthy Kenyan Adults
(Oxford University Press, 1990-08-01)Extensive metabolizers (EM) and poor metabolizers (PM) of the malaria chemoprophylactic drug proguanil have been identified by measuring the proguanil/cycloguanil ratio in urine following a single dose of the pro-drug. The ... -
Ever-use of Contraceptives among Sexually Experienced Kenyan Secondary School Girls
(AMREF, 1992-09)A nationwide /{AP study was conducted in September 1992 to establish aspects of Adolescent Fernale /-lea/th and Sexuality including contraception among girls attending secondary schools in Kenya. Using randomising and ... -
Household Sanitation in Uasin Gishu District in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 1992-11)In rural Uasin Gishu District in 1990, 78.2% of the households had pit latrines, 11.3% ventilated improved pit latrines, 0.8% water-borne and 9.7% with no toilet facilities. On inspection, 97% of the toilet facilities were ... -
Library services at health facilities in Kenya
(1993-01)INTRODUCTION Rural health workers in sub-Saharan Africa face an extremely demanding work situation. Their relatively brief basic training is usually ten to twenty years past, resource constraints are severe, and they ... -
Evaluation of the Alkaline Haematin D-575 Method for Haemoglobin Estimation in East Africa
(World Health Organization, 1994)In many health facilities in east Africa, haemoglobin estimation is performed using visual colour comparison methods. Efforts to establish colorimetric methods face numerous constraints, including the unavailability of ... -
Echinococcus granulosus: Ultrastructural Effect of Albendazole Therapy
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 1994-11)The effects of the anthelmintic Albendazole against Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cysts in Turkana patients given orally were studied by means of ultrasound as well as light microscopy, scanning and transmission electron ... -
Simplified PCR for Detection of Haemophilus ducreyi and Diagnosis of Chancroid
(1995-04)A simplified PCR was developed for detection of Haemophilus ducreyi in samples from chancroid patients. The strategy included a straightforward chloroform extraction sample preparation method, a one-tube nested PCR to ... -
Impact of User Charges on Vulnerable Groups: The Case of Kibwezi in Rural Kenya
(Elsevier, 1995-09)The Government of Kenya introduced user fees for inpatient and curative outpatient care at its hospitals and health centres in December 1989. Children under five years old and those judged by the health staff to be indigent ...