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The First Years Of The South African Constitutional Court, Richard J. Goldstone

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

This paper tracks the first years of the South African Constitutional Court. The author provides insight into the unusual two-stage process through which South Africa’s Constitution was developed, and explains the role that the Constitutional Court played in certifying the text of the final Constitution. the paper the n describes the initial meetings of the new Constitutional Court. The Court thought it imperative to demonstrate to the people of South Africa that the values of the new Constitution were reflected in the manner in which the Court conducted its business. Thus, the Court’s early administrative decisions, from the question of …

Tanzania Institute Of Higher Education - Mrs. Khairunnisa Dhamani, Senior Lecturer, Tanzania Institute Of Higher Education

Selected secondary sources and publications with substantial content about AKU

An overview of the Aga Khan University’s Advanced Nursing Studies Programme in Tanzania, highlighting its part-time, modular approach to upgrading nursing skills and improving healthcare delivery across East Africa since 1999.

Aga Khan University Tanzania Institute Of Higher Education (Aku-Tihe) Advanced Nursing Studies Programme, Tanzania Institute Of Higher Education

The Aga Khan School of Nursing and Midwifery Archives

A comprehensive academic and administrative guide for students enrolled in the Advanced Nursing Studies Programme at the Aga Khan University, Tanzania Institute of Higher Education (AKU-TIHE). It outlines the programme's goals, academic policies, clinical standards, registration procedures, and grievance mechanisms. It also includes the AKU vision and mission, resources available to students, and expectations for professional conduct. Designed to support both undergraduate and post-registration students, the handbook reflects AKU’s commitment to developing nursing leaders who deliver high-quality care in East Africa.

Modeling Natural Resource Scarcity And Poverty Effects On Fertility In Honduras, Nepal, And Tanzania, Ayoub Shaban Ayoub

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation examines whether the vicious circle theory applies in three developing countries characterized by high population growth. According to the vicious circle theory, natural resource scarcity coupled with poverty leads to population growth via positive effects on fertility particularly in rural areas of developing countries. Population growth then leads to a further increase in natural resource scarcity, creating a "feedback loop." This is the first study to use micro-level data to test and control for endogeneity using a two-stage Probit model (IVPROBIT). The existing literature has largely failed to address endogeneity in the relationship between natural resource scarcity and …

Body Size And Blood Pressure: An Analysis Of Africans And The African Diaspora, Francesco P. Cappuccio, Sally M. Kerry, Adebowale Adeyemo, Amy Luke, Albert G.B. Amoah, Pascal Bovet, Myles D. Connor, Terrence Forrester, Jean Pierre Gervasoni, Gisela Kimbally Kaki, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Margaret Thorogood, Richard S. Cooper

Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Blood pressure is directly and causally associated with body mass index (BMI) in populations worldwide. However, the relationship may vary across BMI in populations of African origin. METHODS: We compared the relationship between blood pressure and BMI in populations of African origin, using 13 samples from Africa, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States. We had access to data from individual participants for age, height, weight, blood pressure, and treatment of hypertension. Analysis was restricted to 18,072 participants (age 35-64 years; 44% men). We carried out multivariate regression analysis to estimate the relationship between blood pressure and …

Aga Khan University, Report 2008, Aga Khan University

The Aga Khan University Reports Archives

• Chairman’s Message
• President’s Foreword
• Capitalising on Synergies
• University Overview
• Expanding the Frontiers of Knowledge
• A Bold Vision for the Future
• Alumni – Making a Difference
• Forging Meaningful Partnerships
• Investing in a Better Tomorrow
• University Update
• Major Partners and Institutional Collaborations
• University Governance
• University in Numbers
• Financial Information
• Addresses

Vol. 36, No. 3-4: Full Issue, Denver Journal Of International Law & Policy

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Genocide By Denial: How Profiteering From Hivaids Killed Millions, Peter Mugyenyi

Holocaust and Genocide Studies Publications

Traces the carnage of HIV/AIDS from its Ugandan epicentre in the villages of Kasensero, along the shores of Lake Victoria, through sub-Saharan Africa and onto the rest of the world. The author's involvement in the struggle against the virus started in 1989, soon after his return from a long exile in Europe and the Middle East. ... In this book the author exposes the incredible self-indulgence of the pharmaceutical companies and the cold-heartedness of the rich world that turned a blind eye until it was far too late, and then responded too slowly with too little.

Apopo Annual Report 2008, Apopo

Global CWD Repository

2008 was a year of transformation and consolidation for APOPO.

Besides the technical achievements in the training and research programmes, APOPO went through a phase of restructuring and strategic revision of future plans. I firmly believe that this collective effort will result in a more sustainable social enterprise with a higher social impact in the future.

I am also proud to say that the long anticipated output of the Mine Detection Rats finally materialized in Mozambique, and we are confident this will trigger more operational deployment of the Mine Detection Rats in the region soon.

The research carried out with …

Sentencing Our Children To Die In Prison: Global Law And Practice, Connie De La Vega, Michelle Leighton

University of San Francisco Law Review

This Article focuses on the sentencing of child offenders to a term of life imprisonment without the possibility of release or parole ("LWOP"). These are children convicted of crimes when younger than eighteen years of age, as defined by the international standards contained in the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Researching African Women And Gender Studies: New Social Science Perspectives, Akosua Adomako Ampofo, Josephine Beoku-Betts, Mary J. Osirim

Sociology Faculty Research and Scholarship

Research on African women and gender studies has grown substantially to a position where African-centered gender theories and praxis contribute to theorizing on global feminist scholarship. Africanist scholars in this field have explored new areas such as transnational and multiracial feminisms, both of which address the complex and interlocking conditions that impact women's lives and produce oppression, opportunity and privilege. In addition, emergent African-centered research on women and gender explores those critical areas of research frequently addressed in the global North which have historically been ignored or marginalized in the African context such as family, work, social and political movements, …

Willingness And Ability To Pay For Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy In Rural Tanzania, E.C. Saulo, B.C. Forsberg, Zul Premji, S.M. Montgomery, A. Bjorkman

Pathology, East Africa

Background: The aim of this study was to analyse willingness to pay (WTP) and ability to pay (ATP) for ACT for children below five years of age in a rural setting in Tanzania before the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. Socio-economic factors associated with WTP and expectations on anti-malaria drugs, including ACT, were also explored.

Methods: Structured interviews and focus group discussions were held with mothers, household heads, health-care workers and village leaders in Ishozi, Gera and Ishunju wards in north-west Tanzania in 2004. Contingent valuation method (CVM) was used with "take-it-or-leave- it" …

Selected Aspects Of International Trade And The World Trade Organization's Doha Round: Overview And Introduction, Ved P. Nanda

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Aid For Trade: A Roadmap For Success, Phoenix X. F. Cai

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Intermittent Water Supplies: Challenges And Opportunities For Residential Water Users In Jordan, David E. Rosenberg, Samer Talozi, Jay Lund

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Intermittent access to improved urban water supplies is a large and expanding global problem. This paper describes 16 supply enhancement and 23 demand management actions available to urban residential water users in Jordan to cope with intermittent supplies. We characterize actions by implementation, costs, and water quantities and qualities acquired or conserved. This effort systematically identifies potential options prior to detailed study and shows that water users have significant capacity to affect demand. We suggest several methods to evaluate options and highlight the need to include local water management decisions in integrated water resources management and planning at utility and …

Hiv, Hepatitis B And Hepatitis C Coinfection In Kenya, Reena Shah, Jane Karuru, Mark Nelson, Justin Stebbing

Internal Medicine, East Africa

There are few data regarding hepatitis and HIV coinfection in Africa. In 378 HIV seropositive individuals in Nairobi, 23 (6%) were hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV coinfected, four (1%) were hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV coinfected and one patient was infected with all three viruses. Coinfected individuals were more likely to be men and older; a lack of HBV vaccination was a risk factor for HIV/HBV coinfection (PU0.001) and tenofovir containing regimens appeared most effective at reducing HBV viral load.

Impact Of Training In Clinical And Microscopy Diagnosis Of Childhood Malaria On Antimalarial Drug Prescription And Health Outcome At Primary Health Care Level In Tanzania: A Randomized Controlled Trial, B. Ngasala, M. Mubi, M. Warsame, M.G. Petzold, A.Y. Massele, L.L. Gustafsson, G. Tomson, Zul Premji, A. Bjorkman

Pathology, East Africa

Background: Prescribing antimalarial medicines based on parasite confirmed diagnosis of malaria is critical to rational drug use and optimal outcome of febrile illness. The impact of microscopy-based versus clinical-based diagnosis of childhood malaria was assessed at primary health care (PHC) facilities using a cluster randomized controlled training intervention trial.

Methods: Sixteen PHC facilities in rural Tanzania were randomly allocated to training of health staff in clinical algorithm plus microscopy (Arm-I, n = 5) or clinical algorithm only (Arm-II, n = 5) or no training (Arm-III, n = 6). Febrile under-five children presenting at these facilities were assessed, treated and scheduled …

Causes, Magnitude And Management Of Burns In Under-Fives In District Hospitals In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania., M. Justin-Temu, G. Rimoy, Zul Premji, G. Matemu

Pathology, East Africa

Objectives: To determine the causes, magnitude and management of burns in children under five years of age who were admitted in the district hospitals of Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania.

Methods: In this study, a total of 204 under fives were enrolled. Questionnaires were used to elicit if the parent/caretaker had the knowledge of the cause of the burns, what was done immediately after burn injury, first aid given immediately after burn, source of the knowledge of first aid and when the child was taken to the hospital. Also the questionnaire was cited with data on the management of burns …

The Content Of African Diets Is Adequate To Achieve Optimal Efficacy With Fixed-Dose Artemether-Lumefantrine: A Review Of The Evidence, Zul Premji, S. Abdulla, B. Ogutu, A. Ndong, C.O. Falade, I. Sagara, N. Mulure, O. Nwaiwu, G. Kokwaro

Pathology, East Africa

A fixed-dose combination of artemether-lumefantrine (AL, Coartem®) has shown high efficacy, good tolerability and cost-effectiveness in adults and children with uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Lumefantrine bioavailability is enhanced by food, particularly fat. As the fat content of sub-Saharan African meals is approximately a third that of Western countries, it raises the question of whether fat consumption by African patients is sufficient for good efficacy. Data from healthy volunteers have indicated that drinking 36 mL soya milk (containing only 1.2 g of fat) results in 90% of the lumefantrine absorption obtained with 500 mL milk (16 g fat). African …

Optimization Of Treatment Of Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compound Mixtures In Constructed Wetlands: Vegetation And Substrate Effects, Stephen Emmanuel Mbuligwe

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Microcosm and mesocosm scale experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of vegetation and substrates on the performance of engineered wetland systems (EWSs) meant to treat mixtures of volatile organic compounds (cVOCs). The experiments were conducted with a view to optimizing contributions of these wetland components. Phragmites communis and Typha latifolia, the commonest wetland plant species, were compared in mesocosm scale EWSs. Eight common wetland plant species were compared using microcosm experiments based on the potential of their rootmatter to enhance treatment of cVOC mixtures. Twelve common wetland plants were similarly compared but on the basis of their aboveground …

Aku-Nama : Winter 2008, Volume 1, Issue 2, Aga Khan University Alumni Association

The Aga Khan University Newsletter and Magazine for Alumni (AKU-NAMA)

No abstract provided.

State Economic Policy And Development In Kenya: A Study Of African Entrepreneurship In Kisii Township And Its Environs, 1930-1978, Kennedy Mokaya Moindi

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study explores African initiatives in the small scale business sector within Kisii town and the larger region of Gusiiland in the period from 1930 to 1978. Despite the transition to a market economy with the onset of colonial rule at the end of 19th Century, African participation in trading activities within Kisii town and other market centers had remained minimal up to 1930. The slow integration of Gusiiland into mainstream colonial economic production before the 1930s was mainly attributed to its relative geographical isolation from major centers of economic production in Kenya together with the violent nature that characterized …

The Alchemy Of Exile: Strengthening A Culture Of Human Rights In The Burundian Refugee Camps In Tanzania, Jennifer Moore

Faculty Scholarship

This Article suggests that our analysis of U.S. immigration policy should also be informed by a broader consideration of the experiences of immigrants and refugees in other parts of the world, including those who will never come to the United States. As we examine the moral, legal, and pragmatic imperatives behind the evolution of U.S. immigration policy, we should bear in mind the historical, political, economic, and cultural realities facing developing countries that host refugees from within their own regions. For some observers, such a global perspective might support calls for greater receptivity to immigrants in the United States. For …

The Enemy-Property Doctrine: A Double Whammy?, Ilana Tabacinic

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.