This paper is based on two-and-a-half years of ethnographic fieldwork in two rural Ugandan health centres during a period of ART scale-up. Around one-third of the nurses in these two sites were themselves HIV-positive but most concealed their status. We describe how a group of HIV-positive nurses set up a secret circle to talk about their predicament as HIV-positive healthcare professionals and...

background : vaginitis is the most prevalent gynecological problem for which women look for treatment and is responsible for 10 million physician visits annually. use of herbal treatments has been recorded in many of patient groups as well as in general populations to increase health level. the present study was conducted with the purpose of determination and comparison of the effect of vaginal...

Consap is a locally acting, non-hormonal, herbal spermicidal contraceptive isolated from Sapindus mukorosii. It has been observed to be free from systemic side-effects such as nausea, vomiting and irregularities in the menstrual cycle. It is a woman-controlled reversible method which needs to be used before intercourse. It has additional antitrichomonas activity and is more vaginal-friendly. In...

Plant based products are worldwide used and trusted for the care cure of health. Herbal sunscreen formulations gaining popularity their effectiveness devoid side effects. The present investigation is an effort made to develop herbal cream containing methanolic extracts different plants its standardization presence bioactive compounds. leaves Cymbopogon citratus (Stapf), fruit peel Punica granat...