A Further research required to determine link between khat consumption and driver impairment We read with interest the recent paper by Eckersley et al. on khat use and driver impairment in Ethiopia. 1 The paper highlighted the increasing concern about the association between khat use and traffic accidents with drivers using khat to stay awake and alert. However, much of the information provided...

Uganda is an East African country and, together with Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania, a member of the East African Community (EAC). It covers an area of 241,139 km2, which is roughly three-quarters the area of Germany or half that of Sweden. The population, registered as 30.2 million in 2006, is increasing, and reached 40 million at the end of 2009 according to Ugandan statistics. Uganda is...

Developing countries are increasingly relying on Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) for their socio-economic development. Many countries have achieved faster gross domestic product (GDP) growth through information technology (IT) outsourcing, which is now largely recognized as a strategic management practice that can provide a competitive advantage in business. The East African Com...

The purpose of this research study is assessing the relationship between unemployment and its determinants for five east Africa community countries i.e., Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda & Burundi. Particularly, discussed are some economic variables their significant effects especially in long run. include; inflation, GDP growth, population growth foreign direct investments relation to unemp...

The East African Integrated Disease Surveillance Network (EAIDSNet) was formed in response to a growing frequency of cross-border malaria outbreaks in the 1990s and a growing recognition that fragmented disease interventions, coupled with weak laboratory capacity, were making it difficult to respond in a timely manner to the outbreaks of malaria and other infectious diseases. The East Africa Co...