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Africa bears more than 90% of the entire global malaria disease burden. Surprisingly, even with the current renewed interest in malaria prevention and control and the enabling environment resulting from the Roll Back Malaria initiative and the political commitment made by the African Presidents at the Abuja Summit, there are still no significant initiatives for strengthening capacity for malaria control through training within the African continent itself. The Center for Enhancement of...

We show that Ugandan adults coinfected with Schistosoma mansoni and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) are able to mount S. mansoni-specific immune responses but that few such responses increase after treatment with praziquantel (PZQ). Levels of soluble worm antigen (SWA)-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) G1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, interleukin (IL)-4, and IL-5 increased significantly in HIV-negative participants after treatment with PZQ, whereas most soluble egg antigen-specific antibody...

The writer argues that there are significant gaps in the way in which academic literacy theory has been conceptualised in the South African context. Although there has been much research about the transition from school to university, school literacy has tended to be presented as self-evident and the implications of students studying in an additional language, English, have tended to be addressed in functional terms. This paper uses insights from a critical ethnographic study of English in...

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been a perennial malarious area and has grown almost 14 times from 380,000 people in 1960 to 5,293,000 in 2003. The most complete information on malaria prevalence in Kinshasa was first acquired in 1981-1983. Blood smears were obtained from 25,135 children (ages 5-15 years) from 245 schools in 16 of 24 zones. The mean Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate was 17%; the parasite rate was similar for both sexes and was higher (P <...

This article attempts to define a set of parameters for the training of subtitlers in South Africa to meet the diverse needs of the different potential user groups. In order to arrive at a description of these parameters, we first define the different groups in terms of their distinct needs. The main user groups that are identified in the article are users with hearing impairment (including users with pre-lingual deafness, users with post-lingual deafness and hard-of-hearing viewers),...

This article attempts to define a set of parameters for the training of subtitlers in South Africa to meet the diverse needs of the different potential user groups. In order to arrive at a description of these parameters, we first define the different groups in terms of their distinct needs. The main user groups that are identified in the article are users with hearing impairment (including users with pre-lingual deafness, users with post-lingual deafness and hard-of-hearing viewers),...

Increased morbidity and mortality due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa necessitates the examination of policies for the protection and support of school age children. At a colloquium held in Durban participants from government and non-government health and education sectors briefed delegates on key policies and programmes for promoting the health and mental health of school age children. Researchers gave evaluative accounts of the impacts of these measures and presented an overview...

Home-school communication is one of the most traditional and vital forms of parent involvement but it is often poorly implemented. According to Epstein's model of parent involvement, home-school communication should be two-way communication and reflect a co-equal partnership between families and schools. In this article we examine school practices of home-school communication in South African primary schools using quantitative data derived from a survey of primary schools and qualitative...

(2004). Environmental education research and social change: Southern African perspectives. Environmental Education Research: Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 291-295.

This paper is based on a literature review and aims at providing guidelines for a school library development policy for Uganda. It presents the need for school libraries, describes the background to the policy formulation process, and analyses the existing legal and institutional framework for school libraries in Uganda. The paper highlights the current initiatives in support of school library development in Uganda and gives justification for a school library development policy for Uganda....

This manual aims to serve as a basic training guide on how to integrate gender into the planning, monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programs. It is an outcome of an August 2003 workshop, Integrating Gender into Multisectoral AIDS Programs (MAP) and Other HIV/AIDS Activities. The goal is to build capacity for integration of gender into HIV/AIDS programs. The manual has four modules: Understanding Gender, Understanding HIV/AIDS, Gender and HIV/AIDS linkages, and Integrating gender into the...

Background. No study to date in Syria has documented the smoking and quitting characteristics in a representative sample of university students, and this study aims to fill this void. Design. In 2003, a cross-sectional survey was carried out among students at Aleppo University using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Overall, 587 students participated in the study (278 males, 309 females; mean age, 21.8 ± 2.1 years; response rate, 98.8%). Experiences and attitudes related to smoking...

The overall objective of this Learning and Innovation Credit (2000-2003: US$3.8 million) was to further develop and assess the merits of bilingual education in Mali, in terms of financial and educational sustainability. The project was designed at a time when the education system was facing the following problems: (i) low enrollments, including gender and regional imbalances; (ii) poor learning results in primary schools; (iii) low efficiency in public education; (iv) poor accessibility to...

The overall objective of this Learning and Innovation Credit (2000-2003: US$3.8 million) was to further develop and assess the merits of bilingual education in Mali, in terms of financial and educational sustainability. The project was designed at a time when the education system was facing the following problems: (i) low enrollments, including gender and regional imbalances; (ii) poor learning results in primary schools; (iii) low efficiency in public education; (iv) poor accessibility to...

The burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria has been estimated traditionally in terms of infections and mortality. Neurocognitive sequelae have recently been identified that add to the burden caused by this parasite. We have attempted to provide estimates of the neurocognitive burden based upon more recent estimates of the population at risk and a detailed review of published studies in sub-Saharan Africa. There is little data on which to estimate the burden, and considerable limitations in...