BACKGROUND Controlling cholera remains a significant challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. In areas where access to safe water and sanitation are limited, oral cholera vaccine (OCV) can save lives. Establishment of a global stockpile for OCV reflects increasing priority for use of cholera vaccines in endemic settings. Community acceptance of vaccines, however, is critical and sociocultural features ...

Donating blood is an essential practice that can help save lives. Effective strategies are necessary to attract and keep donors meet the demand for safe blood. To evaluate experience of voluntary in Zanzibar, a survey was conducted, purposive sampling used select participants who had donated multiple times. The study involved interviewing 15 repeat donors, data collected analyzed thematically. ...

BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is targeted for elimination through annual mass drug administration (MDA) for 4-6 years. In 2006, Zanzibar stopped MDA against LF after five rounds of MDA revealed no microfilaraemic individuals during surveys at selected sentinel sites. We asked the question if LF transmission was truly interrupted in 2006 when MDA was stopped. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDI...

Aim:The study investigated the relationship between accessibility, relevance, expected benefits, and usage of Islamic financial services among Zanzibar residents. Method:This was based on a quantitative approach. A multistage sampling process used to obtain questionnaire responses across all five regions Zanzibar. total 400 questionnaires were for analysis. Findings:The results indicate signifi...

After an absence of ≈200 years, chikungunya returned to the American tropics in 2013. The virus is maintained in a complex African zoonotic cycle but escapes into an urban cycle at 40- to 50-year intervals, causing global pandemics. In 1823, classical chikungunya, a viral exanthem in humans, occurred on Zanzibar, and in 1827, it arrived in the Caribbean and spread to North and South America. In...

The study focused on customer awareness and perception of the usage e-banking in commercial banks Zanzibar. specific objectives were: • To assess level customer's Peoples Bank Zanzibar, analyze customers' Zanzibar examine challenges facing bank used a descriptive design that involved qualitative quantitative approaches. A population 104000 customers PBZ was considered. Data were collected using...

Introduction Zanzibar is comprised primarily of two large islands with a population of 1.3 million. Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) campaigns, distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLINs), ensuring treatment medication is available, and use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) have reduced Malaria prevalence from 39% in 2005[1] to less than 1% in 2011-2012. This is the third tim...

Abstract. The restoration of the small cloister former monastery Sant’Agostino, located in upper town Bergamo is last act redevelopment this important monumental site. During work, several graves were found underground. stone slabs that covered them show fragments epigraphs allowing to date structures for a period from 14th 15th centuries which needed be deepened. A knowledge project, specifica...

introduction & objective: after urinary tract infection and prostatic disorders , the urine stones are the third common genitourinary diseases. demographic, environmental and genetic factors affect urine stone formation. the aim of our study is to survey epidemiologic factors in patients with urinary stones referring to educational hospitals of hamadan during 2010-2013.      materials & methods...