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Abortion admissions in rural Matebeleland North province
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2001-09)Abortions which are defined as the termination of a pregnancy with a duration of less than 22 weeks or delivery of a foetus of less than 500g rank among the top five causes for hospital admission of women in Zimbabwe. The ... -
Research and Consultancy Services in the Mining Industry in Zimbabwe: A Coordinated Approach Through the Mineral Resources Centre
(Institute of Mining Research (University of Zimbabwe), 2000-08)Education in the engineering fields can be considerably enhanced if it is designed to address the immediate and long-term needs of society. In this context education not only comprises the provision of basic training, but ... -
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in Central Africans
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-11)Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a haematological malignancy characterized by monoclonal proliferation and accumulation of mature looking small lymphocytes particularly in the marrow, blood, lymph nodes and spleen.1-3 ... -
Echocardiographic profile of endomyocardial fibrosis in Tanzania, East Africa
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-09)Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is endemic in parts of Africa, South and Central America, and Asia, and occurs sporadically throughout the world.1-3 A few cases have been reported in Caucasians in temperate climates rarely ... -
Strategies For Coping With Food Deficits In Rural Zimbabwe
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1989-12)The resourcefulness of African smallholders in the face of recurrent food deficits is often overlooked by professionals and officials concerned with food security. Food scarcity has provoked a wide range of interventions ... -
Use of culture methods for recovery of atypical mycobacteria from stools of AIDS patients
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2003-03)Objective: To establish recovery rates of atypical mycobateria from stools of suspected AIDS patients using culture media. Design: Laboratory evaluation of recovery rates, contamination rates, optimum exposure time and ... -
Urban Primacy And Regional Economic Development In The Third World
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ) (formerly Geographical Society of Rhodesia.), 1977-12)Many developing countries are now being persuaded that an appropriate urbanization strategy could provide them with one of the means of achieving the modernization of their societies (Mabogunje 1973). Unfortunately the ... -
The Maize Subsector in South Africa: Emerging Policy Issues
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 1992-10)As in much of Southern and Eastern Africa, the maize marketing system in South Africa is largely controlled by a government parastatal, the Maize Board. Although the past decade has seen several reforms in South Africa’s ... -
Cost Recovery and its Implications for Student Teachers in Government Teacher Education Colleges in Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 1998-07)Cost recovery measures imposed on Third World nations have had a perversive impact on the social welfare of the poor. Education is one of the areas in which this impact has been experienced. In Zimbabwe, the introduction ... -
Nature of Science (NOS) in Science Education: Possibilities and Constraints in a Developing Country, Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 1993-07)This paper examines contemporary thinking and understanding of the nature of science and science learning and attempts to show how this understanding can help African systems achieve their modem science and technology (S ... -
Production, distribution and problems experienced with health education materials in two districts of Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-03)The aim of Health Education ( HE) is to facilitate a process of learning to achieve behavior change. HE materials should be designed to meet the needs, problems and level of education of the target groups. The severe ... -
Reduced levels of chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum in selected foci of the South West Province, Cameroon
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2001-06)The objectives of this study were firstly to evaluate the state of chloroquine resistant malaria in the South West Province 13 years after it was first reported and secondly, to obtain accurate information on the prevalence ... -
A Simulation Model For Residential Location In Harare, Zimbabwe
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1983-09)The post-independent-period in Zimbabwe has been characterized by a number of alterations to the previous organization and structure of society. The spatial manifestation of these alterations is of particular interest to ... -
Some Changes And Problems In School Geography In Zimbabwe
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1980-12)At a time when Zimbabwe moves into a completely new political experience where change is an important element, it seems appropriate to deliberate upon recent developments overseas in so far as they influence changes in ... -
Maputo: Capital of Mozambique
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Some Structural Aspects Of The Contemporary Islamic Middle Eastern City
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1980-12)This paper examines selected aspects of the urban structures and processes that have evolved since the turn of the twentieth Century in some of the larger Muslim cities of the Middle East. An account of some of these urban ... -
A Sociological Analysis of Ngomahuru Isolation Hospital
(University of Zimbabwe Publications (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1969-01)This article falls into two parts; Part 1 is subdivided into the following eight sections: 1. The history of the care of lepers in Rhodesia; 2. The lay-out of the settlement; 3. The settlement administration; 4. The ... -
A comparison of topical Phenytoin with Silverex in the treatment of superficial dermal burn wounds
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2002-09)Burn injuries constitute a major health problem causing considerable morbidity and mortality in Tanzania and around the world. It is a common surgical problem and leading cause of death (20% mortality) in our paediatric ... -
Mental Maps And Regional Development Planning: A Zimbabwean Case Study
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Victoria Falls: The Growth Of A Rhodesian Village
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ) (formerly Geographical Association of Rhodesia (GAR).), 1977-12)