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Introduction: Research shows that an estimate of up to 10,000 more radiotherapy units will be needed by 2050 to meet the consequent increase in demand for radiotherapy. This increase will require more trained radiotherapy treatment personnel. For this reason, Varian Medical Systems has developed an educational programme called Access to Care. Varian Medical Systems approached UCT and CPUT to form a partnership in creating a training programme that will link in with their global Access to...

Universities in Africa have a particular need to educate engineers with a strong sense of ethics. Ashesi University College has developed an engineering programme that includes its trademark strengths of a liberal arts core including critical thinking, communication, and problem solving, along with ethics, leadership skills, and commitment to positive change. Ideally, this programme will educate students who will help create a new era of progress in African industry and infrastructure.

The text presents some results of the research about how children and teenagers learn yoruba, a live African language practiced in candomble in Brazil. The study developed in a candomble yard at Baixada Fluminense, in Rio de Janeiro, between April, 2012 and September, 2013. We share the same comprehension with Alves (2010), in his opinion, that the walls of schools are imaginary creations and we learn everything in or out of the schools, in other words, in an educating network. We understand...

<h3>Background</h3> People with disabilities are less likely to access antiretroviral therapy (ART) services in health centre facilities and communities, which are often not sensitive to their special needs. This study explored stigma and discrimination, perceptions and local understandings of ART and HIV testing. <h3>Methods</h3> Purposive sampling was applied in selection of participants from 3 districts namely, Mazabuka, Kapiri Mponshi and Lusaka. The selection took into consideration the...

Among HIV-infected children ear infections are recurrent and chronic, which may lead to hearing loss.To determine the prevalence, cause and severity of hearing impairment among HIV-infected children aged 5-17 years attending for HIV care in Harare.An analytical cross-sectional survey conducted at Newlands Clinic, an opportunistic infections clinic in Harare.Participants underwent a standardised otoscopic examination of the ear and Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA). Factors associated with hearing...

Abstract Nonnative, invasive plants are becoming increasingly widespread and abundant throughout the southwestern United States, leading to altered fire regimes and negative effects on native plant communities. Models of potential invasion are pertinent tools for informing regional management. However, most modeling studies have relied on occurrence data, which predict the potential for nonnative establishment only and can overestimate potential risk. We compiled locations of presence and...

The need for palliative care has never been greater. From being significantly present in only five African countries in 2004, palliative care is now delivered in nearly 50% of African countries; however, less than 5% of people in need receive it. To scale-up palliative care, we need greater knowledge about how different models of palliative care work within different health systems. A case study evaluation was undertaken in Kenya and Malawi to define the models used, contextualize them, and...

A seven-year randomized evaluation suggests education subsidies reduce adolescent girls' dropout, pregnancy, and marriage but not sexually transmitted infection (STI). The government's HIV curriculum, which stresses abstinence until marriage, does not reduce pregnancy or STI. Both programs combined reduce STI more, but cut dropout and pregnancy less, than education subsidies alone. These results are inconsistent with a model of schooling and sexual behavior in which both pregnancy and STI...

To assess the standards of care given to children who sustain traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in Nigerian primary schools.cross-sectional study. Public and private schools were selected from the Southern geopolitical zones in Nigeria. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on the presence or absence of a school clinic, trained nurse, records and first aid box from the head teachers. The record of past traumatic dental injury, cause of the injury and...

The present study aims at assessing nursing and sanitation staff knowledge and practice regarding Healthcare Waste (HCW) management before and after the implementation of an educational intervention program at the main hospitals of the White Nile State in Sudan.Quasi-experimental study design was applied to assess the impact of an intervention program on knowledge and practice regarding HCW management. The same questionnaire used in the pre-test was used immediately after the end of the...

A study on dust storm effect on Microwave links in arid area covering a wide range of radiofrequency was running for one year in Khartoum, Sudan. The study involves computerized monitoring of Transmitted and Received signal levels of two Microwave links operating at (14GHz) and (21GHz) as well as an automatic weather station. This paper presents a description of the experiment and reports results of measuring dust storms as they affect the radio wave propagation specially frequencies above...

Nigeria has achieved remarkable milestones in its development over the last decade. The country has enjoyed sustained economic growth, averaging 6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth since 2004, and has outperformed the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) regional average growth rate of 4 percent for much of that period. The main objective of this economic and sector work (ESW) is to support the government reform agenda in the education sector by providing analytical input in the areas of...

Mothers are viewed as the people who are raising future citizens of Canada; therefore, their parenting practices are being targeted for intervention by civic organizations funded by the state. In this article, I argue that modernity narratives and neoliberalism approaches to mothering inform parenting education classes for Somali refugee women to Canada. Thus, Somali women are often seen as victims. Stereotyped identities conceal their social and historical agency. This research draws on 15...

<h3>Introduction</h3> Prevalence and incidence of HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) are particularly high among adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa. One area in need of further research is the role played by the vaginal microbiota in the susceptibility to HIV and other STI in adolescent girls. The aim of this study was to characterise the vaginal microbiota of adolescent girls in Tanzania around the time of their sexual debut. <h3>Methods</h3> Girls attending...

There are no known studies that have been conducted focusing on the congruency or discrepancy of pre service agricultural education programmes in relation to secondary school agriculture teaching in Zimbabwe. The purpose of this study was therefore to make a qualitative investigation on the contribution of pre service agricultural education training programmes to the teaching of high school Agriculture. A participatory investigation approach was used to gather data, where among other...