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Health extension workers (HEWs) are the frontline health workers for Ethiopia’s primary health care system.

Handwriting is a visible speech which is not spoken but written. There are various internal and external factors that might cause variation in handwriting

Zika virus infection is public health emergency in the world with 4 million people infected in America.The objective of this presentation is to recall and illustrate the fetal microcephaly associated to Zika virus infection in pregnancy

Obesity contributes to chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure, disease states that negatively affect life expectancy.

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma with a small cell pattern is a rare T-cell lymphoma. This condition is frequently seen in young patients and should be considered in patients presenting with leucocytosis and constitutional symptoms. We report a case of small cell variant (SCV) of ALCL in a 68 year old man diagnosed by ALK immunohistochemistry (IHC) and cytogenetic analysis. The limitations of using only morphology in diagnosing this rare variant, has also been emphasised.

Anaemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. While adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) reduces the incidence of anaemia, non-adherence (defaulting) to ART is associated with a number of haematologic derangements including anaemia. However, the mechanisms and predictors of anaemia have not been examined among ART defaulters in western Kenya. This study, therefore, aimed at evaluating the anaemia prevalence and classification of the anaemia based on haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations and erythrocyte morphology as well as suppression of erythropoiesis in ART-defaulting adults at a comprehensive care clinic in western Kenya.

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a known rare cause of progressive myoclonic encephalitis of childhood and young adults due to a persistent measles virus infection.

It was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted in the nine (09) pavilions of Aplahoue District Hospital (Benin). The choice was exhaustive because of the small number of employees. The techniques used for data collection consisted of a survey questionnaire and direct observation when providing health care or services. Comparisons of proportions were made using the chi-square test. To search for associated factors, a univariate analysis of the data by simple linear regression was performed using Fisher’s statistical test with a p value considered significant at a 5% threshold.

Hospital hygiene is a set of preventive measures essential to ensure the quality of care in health facilities

A glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, which is vital to good vision and if not detected early eventually leads to irreversible blindness. Primary open-angle glaucoma the most common type of glaucoma which occurs due to an imbalance of the eye liquid drainage and production. Although, Primary open-angle glaucoma’s optic neuropathic nature which features retinal ganglionic cell loss representing the most prevalent form of glaucoma, its exact a etiology and pathogenesis are unknown.

The energy and exergy of syngas from the gasification of rice husk in a dual distributor type fluidized bed gasifier were evaluated at various fluidization velocities (0.22, 0.28 and 0.33 m/s) and equivalence ratios (0,25, 0.30 AND 0.35).

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder with a prevalence of 10-15% in the population.

Anemia and iron (ID) and vitamin A (VAD) deficiency continue to be significant public health issues in northern Benin, despite the installation of solar market gardens (SMGs), suggesting an urgent need of implementing nutrition programs to benefit the full impact of SMG.

Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumor, comprising 1% of all tumors and cysts of the jaws. A lot of the patients are asymptomatic and most cases are diagnosed when the swelling is already evident. It is a locally aggressive tumor with a high recurrence rate when conservative surgical treatment is applied (up to 80%). That is why current treatment consists of wide resection of the lesion with safety margins of healthy bone beyond radiographic limits.

One of the most important social phenomenon regard to family issues is domestic violence against men

In this study the influence of meteorology on indoor and outdoor radon concentrations in four different locations in a Mediterranean country have been studied. Indoor, daily radon concentrations were generally higher (0.2 – 85.0 Bq m-3) than outdoor daily concentrations (0.8 – 3.6 Bq m-3) in all locations studied with the exception of one that was built on pylons, thus reducing infiltration of radon from the ground. Indoor and outdoor meteorological parameters influence both the indoor and outdoor radon concentrations. In particular, outdoor wind speed and relative humidity show a negative correlation with both outdoor and indoor concentrations at all locations. Radon concentrations were also measured at two different levels of a terraced house (a common household type in Malta), in the basement and on ground floor.

Multiple primary parotid gland tumors are rare, accounting for 1.7-5% of all parotid neoplasms, and the occurrence of bilateral parotid gland tumors is even lower (1.3-3.5%). These tumors can be synchronous or metachronous and the most common histologic type of bilateral parotid gland tumors is Warthin tumor (79.2-90%). Combined benign and malignant lesions and bilateral neoplasms of different histologic types are even less frequently found.

HIV infection has a pandemic aspect and is extremely severe, making it one of the most important current public health problems.