Zanzibar

Characterization of Ascaris from Ecuador and Zanzibar

To shed light on the epidemiology of ascariasis in Ecuador and Zanzibar, 177 adult worms retrieved by chemo-expulsion from either people or pigs were collected, measured and subjected to polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. Upon double digestion with RsaI and HaeIII, PCR-RFLP analysis re...

Salmonella Zanzibar in rural South Australia.

In South Australia, human infection with Salmonella Zanzibar is uncommon. The last reported case of infection with this serovar was in 1995. In May 2001, 2 (1 male, 1 female, age range: 26 to 31 years) cases of Salmonella Zanzibar were investigated by the Communicable Disease Control Branch, Department of Human Services, South Australia. Hypothesis generating interviews sought demographic, illn...

Helping Babies Breathe implementation in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

AIM To assess the efficacy and feasibility of implementing Helping Babies Breathe, a neonatal resuscitation programme for resource-limited environments. BACKGROUND This quality improvement project focused on training midwives on Helping Babies Breathe to address high rates of neonatal mortality secondary to birth asphyxia. METHODS The convenience sample was 33 midwives in Zanzibar, Tanzania...

Improving Psychiatric Care in Rural Zanzibar

In 2006 the UK based charity ‘Health Improvement Project Zanzibar’ (HIPZ) was established to try and combat this. An agreement was reached with the Ministry of Health that gave HIPZ direct control over the rural hospital at Makunduchi for 10 years. The model centres on sending volunteer doctors out for 6 month sabbaticals where they live and work alongside local staff, immerse themselves in the...

Teaching Radiology and Radiography in Zanzibar Archipelago