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Education is widely regarded as the route to economic prosperity, the key to scientific and technological advancement, the means to combat unemployment, and the foundation of social equity. Based on this fact, the Federal Government of Nigeria like other developing countries has at different times made frantic efforts in increasing the number of children enrolled in primary schools though there are still many more who are not enrolled and who do not complete the programme. This massive...
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Abstract Background Proper diagnosis of skin diseases relies on dermatopathology, the most important diagnostic technique in dermatology. Unfortunately, there are few dermatopathology institutions in sub‐Saharan Africa, where little is known about the spectrum of histopathological features observed. Objectives To investigate the spectrum of dermatopathological diagnoses made in a sub‐Saharan African reference centre of a large, mainly rural area. Patients/Methods To retrospectively evaluate...
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This article uses a case study from Ghana to argue that rights-based legal instruments are important but insufficient steps towards securing disability rights in non-western societies. Despite Ghana’s implementation of a Disability Act and ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a grassroots perspective shows that legislation and the model of legal empowerment will not automatically produce equal access to human rights. The paper will present...
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While the world is not on track to reach the Education for All (EFA) goals aid to the education sector has been reduced.In a context of limited resources in which maximising student learning is a challenge, strengthening monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems is necessary, in order to make use of evidence and demonstrate results.This article argues in favour of an incremental approach to strengthening M&E systems that starts from what exists locally.In doing this, an essential first step is...
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Increasing awareness and raising advocacy are key to addressing the problem of hearing loss in South Africa. The challenge in addressing what is a global burden lies not only in early identification in high-risk groups (both children and adults), but also in the provision of early interventions.
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AbstractGlobally, breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in women, and stage at diagnosis is a key determinant of outcome. In low- to middle-income countries, including Nigeria, advanced stage diagnosis and delayed treatment represent a significant problem. That social barriers contribute to delay has been noted in previous research; however, few specific factors have been studied. Using semi-structured interviews, this study identifies social barriers to diagnosis and treatment for...
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Dieser Titel ist parallel zur Online-Version in gedruckter Form im Universitatsverlag der TU Berlin unter der ISBN 978-3-7983-2715-3 erschienen.
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This article argues for the need to consider servant leadership style in Ethiopian higher education institutions. In comparative perspectives, it describes how the current higher education leadership style differs from the servant leadership style as the best leadership style for Ethiopian higher education institutions. In the description, selected leadership characteristics are used as the basis for the comparison between the present leadership style and what it should be. Observation and...
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This work seeks to portray the trend (pattern) in the General Certificate of Education (GCE), Ordinary Level mathematics performance of secondary school students of the North West Region of Cameroon, across the years 2007-2013. To achieve this, an expost facto research design was used. Furthermore, the population of the study was all the 171,187 Form Five secondary school students of the North West Region of Cameroon that sat for this examination across the years 2007-2013. No sampling was...
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The practice of homosexuality is a major concern to health service providers, given that this constitutes a risk-factor to HIV/AIDS, STDs, and STIs transmission. This study aims to explore knowledge, perception and behaviour of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) students regarding HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and infections. A cross-sectional study was conducted in two campuses of Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Eastern Cape: Mthatha and Potsdam. Data were...
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The rise and fall of many organizations is a reflection of how adaptive, flexible, and focused they are with the changing pattern. The rapid change in technological innovation and advancement has become an indispensable means for organization to equip their employees with the required skilled, knowledge and abilities which are acquired through consistent training to stand against competitive forces. However, this study has examined how best training can be used to reduce waste, incessant...
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South Africa has good legislation advocating for the rights of youth with disabilities although consistent implementation remains problematic. In order to inform policy implementation barriers and opportunities must be identified within each unique context and how these influence the ability of youth with disabilities to sustain their livelihood. This study aimed to investigate the human and financial assets of youth with disabilities living in the disadvantaged communities of Diepsloot and...
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Post-1994, the South African higher education sector underwent a number of reforms to address issues of inequalities, inefficiencies and fragmentation. Reform in the Western Cape Province included pooling the resources of three universities to form a common teaching platform (CTP). Henceforth training and education of undergraduate nursing students took place at a university in the Western Cape as the main enrolling higher education institution (HEI) for the undergraduate nursing degree....
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Background The human resource crisis extends into all areas of a health system—including the supply chain. Access to quality HIV commodities for testing, treatment and care can be impeded by staff lacking skills in health supply chain management (SCM) often resulting in stock-outs and expiries. In Nigeria, SCMS set out to build in-country capacity to accelerate current and future health workforce education in SCM through three distinct learning modalities.