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Continuing professional development training needs of medical laboratory personnel in Botswana
(Human Resources for Health, 2014-08-18)
Background: Laboratory professionals are expected to maintain their knowledge on the most recent advances in laboratory testing and continuing professional development (CPD) programs can address this expectation. In ...
Establishing a new medical school: Botswana’s experience
(Academic Medicine, http://journals.lww.com/AcademicMedicine/pages/default.aspx, 2014-08)
Having adequate numbers of qualified human resources for health is essential for any effective health care system. However, there is a global shortage of skilled health care workers, especially in Sub-Saharan African ...
Asthma prevalence, knowledge and perceptions among secondary school pupils in rural and urban coastal districts in Tanzania
(BioMed Central// https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2014)
Background: Asthma is a common chronic disease of childhood that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of asthma among secondary school pupils in urban and rural areas ...
Establishing a new medical school: Botswana’s experience
(Association of American Medical Colleges; https://www.aamc.org, 2014-10)
Having adequate numbers of qualified human resources for health (HRH) is essential for any effective health care system. However, there is a global shortage of skilled health care workers, especially in Sub-Saharan African ...
The clinical characteristics of patients with glaucoma presenting to Botswana healthcare facilities: an observational study
(BMJ Publishing Group//www.bmjgroup.com, 2014)
This study aimed to establish the clinical characteristics of patients with glaucoma attending eye care facilities in Botswana, and management of glaucoma among patients who received care in these facilities.
The study ...
The diabetic foot risks profile in Selebi Phikwe Government Hospital, Botswana
(AOSIS, http://aosis.co.za/, 2014-10-17)
Aim: The present study aimed: (1) to evaluate the proportion of each diabetic foot (DF) risk category, according to the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) consensus, in patients attending the diabetic ...
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission in HIV audit in Xhosa clinic, Mahalapye, Botswana
(AOSIS, http://aosis.co.za/, 2014-09-09)
Background: The Mahalapye district health management team (DHMT) conducts regular audits to evaluate the standard of services delivered to patients, one of which is the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) ...
Human resources for health in Botswana: the results of in-country database and reports analysis
(AOSIS//http://www.aosis.co.za/publishing, 2014)
Botswana is a large middle-income country in Southern Africa with a population of just over two million. Shortage of human resources for health is blamed for the inability to provide high quality accessible health services. ...
Training tomorrow’s global health leaders: applying a transtheoretical model to identify behavior change stages within an intervention for health leadership development
(Sage publications//www.sage.com/, 2014)
Training health professionals in leadership and management skills is a key component of health systems strengthening in low-resource settings. The importance of evaluating the effectiveness of these programs has received ...
Tuberculosis alters pancreatic enzymes in the absence of pancreatitis
(AOSIS,http://aosis.co.za/, 2014-10-16)
Background: Lipases and phospholipases are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. Genes coding for lipases, phospholipases and amylase are present in MTB, enabling the ...