Etiologic Agents of Fever of Unknown Origin Among Patients Attending Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Zanzibar
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DOI: 10.1007/s10900-020-00832-w
Abstract: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains an important public health problem. With malaria transmission declining in some parts of Africa, the evidence suggests other infectious agents now account for most FUO. The purpose of this… read more here.
Keywords: zanzibar; unknown origin; hospital; fever unknown ... See more keywords
In-service training for improving the quality of English language teaching in Zanzibar’s secondary schools
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DOI: 10.1108/qae-12-2023-0211
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate an in-service training (INSET) programme for improving the quality of English language teaching in Zanzibar’s secondary schools. Specifically, there were two objectives: i) to explore the… read more here.
Keywords: quality; english language; study; zanzibar ... See more keywords
Spatiotemporal dynamics of malaria in Zanzibar, 2015–2020
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009566
Abstract: Background Despite high coverage of malaria interventions, malaria elimination in Zanzibar remains elusive, with the annual number of cases increasing gradually over the last 3 years. Objective The aims of the study were to (1)… read more here.
Keywords: spatiotemporal dynamics; index cases; zanzibar; malaria zanzibar ... See more keywords
First videos of endemic Zanzibar Servaline Genet Genetta servalina archeri, African Palm Civet Nandinia binotata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) and other small carnivores on Unguja Island, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.4729.11.10.14292-14300
Abstract: The faunal diversity of the densely populated island of Unguja, Zanzibar archipelago, Tanzania, includes several endemic mammals. Camera-trapping in Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park and Kiwengwa–Pongwe Forest Reserve in September 2017 captured the first video footage… read more here.
Keywords: zanzibar; palm civet; servaline genet; african palm ... See more keywords
Decolonizing the child protection apparatus: Revisiting child rights governance in Zanzibar
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DOI: 10.1177/0907568219847256
Abstract: In Zanzibar, child protection actors hold reservations against the child protection aspects of child rights governance as they are considered to carry connotations of moral devaluation and to dismiss multiple ways of protecting children. In… read more here.
Keywords: zanzibar; protection; child protection; child rights ... See more keywords
‘They all just want to get healthy!’ Drinking the Qur’an between forming religious and medical subjectivities in Zanzibar
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DOI: 10.1177/1359183517729427
Abstract: This article investigates how the practice of drinking kombe (drinking washed off Qur’anic verses) informs subjectivities in the nexus of ‘religion’, ‘medicine’ and their Swahili approximations dini and dawa. Situated in Zanzibar, it is mostly… read more here.
Keywords: drinking; medicine; zanzibar; drinking qur ... See more keywords
Artemisinin combination therapy mass drug administration in a setting of low malaria endemicity: programmatic coverage and adherence during an observational study in Zanzibar
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1982-x
Abstract: BackgroundMass drug administration (MDA) appears to be effective in reducing the risk of malaria parasitaemia. This study reports on programmatic coverage and compliance of MDA using artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in four shehias (smallest administration… read more here.
Keywords: zanzibar; administration; mda; treatment ... See more keywords
Integrating mobility, travel survey, and malaria case data to understand drivers of malaria importation to Zanzibar, 2022–2023
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05605-1
Abstract: Zanzibar has achieved historic reductions in malaria incidence, but high connectivity to mainland Tanzania and imported cases remain a challenge to “last mile” malaria elimination. To understand factors driving malaria importation, prospective surveys were administered… read more here.
Keywords: malaria importation; zanzibar; movement; travel ... See more keywords
Epidemiological and entomological analysis of imported malaria in Pemba Island, Zanzibar: a study from 2020-2022.
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05694-y
Abstract: Since 2008, Zanzibar has significantly reduced the prevalence of malaria, keeping it at 1%. However, imported malaria particularly from mainland Tanzania continues to pose a major threat to sustaining these gains, especially on Pemba Island… read more here.
Keywords: 2020 2022; imported cases; zanzibar; malaria ... See more keywords
A call for change: addressing the implementation strategy using pre exposure Prophylaxis for combating the escalating HIV crisis in Zanzibar’s key populations
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DOI: 10.1186/s12981-024-00597-5
Abstract: The Integrated Bio-Behavioural Surveillance Survey of 2022–2023 among key populations report from Zanzibar has been released. The prevalence of HIV is estimated to be 21.1%, 11.4%, and 9.3% among Female Sex Workers, Men who have… read more here.
Keywords: key populations; zanzibar; pre exposure; exposure prophylaxis ... See more keywords
Public health response to Mpox: Safeguarding vulnerable Key Populations and People Living with HIV in Zanzibar
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DOI: 10.1186/s12981-024-00658-9
Abstract: Mpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), has emerged as a significant global public health concern, particularly affecting vulnerable populations. The recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest recorded,… read more here.
Keywords: public health; populations people; key populations; zanzibar ... See more keywords