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Do public sector workers earn a wage premium in Djibouti and are the returns to education different across the sectors? The authors estimate private and public sector wage earnings using 1996 household survey data, while controlling for selectivity using Heckman's two stage approach. They find that Djiboutian public sector employees earn a wage premium, independent of their personal attributes and human capital endowments, and are more likely to be males and have parents in the public...
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This study explored the experiences and perceptions of sexuality and HIV/AIDS among 15–24 year-old young people with physical disabilities in a South African Township characterised by high unemployment rates and lack of social services. Ten young people and ten parents participated in multiple individual interviews as well as in focus group discussions. The analysis of audio taped and transcribed responses identified common experiences and perceptions among participants. The results indicate...
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Renal transplantation is established as the standard of care for end-stage renal failure (ESRF) in the developed world. In emerging nations, the appropriateness of such costly interventions has been questioned. We undertook an analysis of all renal transplants undertaken under the care of the pediatric nephrology service at the Johannesburg Hospital, South Africa, in order to establish the outcomes of a transplantation service in a resource-constrained environment in a developing...
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Introduction: Uterine fibroids are common in Ghana and they constitute about 40%of the major gynaecological operations in Accra.Objective: To determine the factors predisposing nullipara to hysterectomyDesign: A retrospective case-control studySetting: The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana between January 2002 and September 2003.Method: A study of nullipara who had surgery for uterine fibroids. Data were extracted from operation records, patient clinical notes and histopathology...
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This work investigates the level of purity in Minna water and its environs. Water samples were collected from four water sources; Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna water tank (Treated water), Maikunkele (Borehole), Chanchaga (Water treatment plant) and Tagwai dam (Raw). The following analyses of pH, Total dissolved Solids (TDS), Conductivity, Chemical oxygen demand (COD), Total hardness, Concentration of carbonate, chloride, nitrate and Bacterial count were carried out on the...
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The study sought to explore the relationship between implementation of curriculum standards in Mathematics and teachers' Classroom practice in Ghana Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). I used teacher questionnaire survey to find out whether the practices of mathematics teachers appear to reflect the same values and concerns as the curriculum standards. The finding that emerges from the study suggests that practices of teacher seemed not to reflect the values and concern...
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Emergency medicine is a new specialty in South Africa. Postgraduate training, degrees and diplomas have been introduced and this should make a significant difference, in due course, to emergency care in the country. The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, like many universities in Australia, embarked upon a Graduate Entry Medical Programme. This implied significant curriculum change and gave opportunity for the development of formal emergency medicine training for...
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The critical failure in Kenya’s system of drought management is its slow response. A national drought contingency fund should be established to ensure timely, appropriate, and adequate intervention aimed at mitigating the impact of drought-related crises. Recurrent drought may be an inevitable fact of life in Kenya, but the human suffering it causes is not.
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This paper explores the institution of apprenticeship in Ghana. A model is presented where apprenticeship training is idiosyncratic, increasing an individual's productivity in the current firm, but not in any other firm. Still, individuals are willing to fund apprenticeships as they can reap the returns to the specific training of apprenticeship if they manage to acquire the capital required to start their own firms, and replicate the technology and business practice of the apprenticeship...
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Using World Bank's (2003) firm-level Investment Climate Survey (ICS) data for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, this paper examines extent in which education and skill levels are important determinants of Firm-based Training (FBT) in the East African manufacturing sector. The findings show weak evidence on complementary hypothesis between education and FBT but one which differs significantly across (perhaps depending on educational and training capacity of) different countries. Although other...