Antenatal care, one of the pillars of safe motherhood, is a proven a concept aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. It is a largely a health preventive and promotive activity. In order to foster ...

Background. Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood, and is a critical stage in ones’ development. It is characterized by immense opportunities and risks. By 2016, 16% of the world’s population ...

The revised WHO 2015 guidelines recommends a universal test-and-treat strategy for malaria in all endemic areas targeting rational use of antimalarial and antibiotics (Organization, 2015). Antibiotic resistance is a growing ...

Background: Malaria remains a leading cause of mortality among the under-fives in Uganda, and yet health professionals do not adhere to the treatment guidelines and standards. The poor prescription practices have led to ...

Despite global commitments to improve settlements over the next couple of years, sanitation remains a huge challenge in most informal settlements. Municipal and local governments seem to have neglected part of their prime ...

: Utilization of eye care services is significantly influenced by the individual’s health seeking behavior, which has been shown to affect the use, time taken to access care and the nonuse of the orthodox health care. ...

Globally, 125 million pregnant women are at risk of plasmodium falciparum infection each year and 30 million of these are from Sub Saharan African. Pregnant women are three times more likely to suffer from severe disease ...