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2018 | Social and Administrative Sciences www.kspjournals.org | Pp. 171-180
 Kenya is generally recognized as one of the most conflict prone countries in Africa, at least amongst those with a stable form of government. Kenya in recent years have been plagued by violence in the form of communal, radical islamists violence, land dispu...
2018 | Journal of Surgical Oncology | Pp. 1237-1242
BACKGROUND:Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Eastern Africa. Diagnostic delays in low-resource countries result in advanced disease presentation. We describe perioperative management of gastric cancer in Rwanda.METHODS:A retrospective review o...
2018 | African Journal of Urology | Pp. 274-281
Introduction: Penile cancer is rare in developed countries but has a high prevalence in some developing countries. Surgery includes inguinal lymphadenectomy, which remains the mainstay treatment of the disease.Objective: This study reports on the epidemiologi...
2018 | Elsevier | Pp. 1842-1849
Background. The primary objective was to provide proof of concept of conducting thoracic surgical simulation in a low-middle income country. Secondary objectives were to accelerate general thoracic surgery skills acquisition by general surgery residents a...
2018 | International Journal of Health Policy and Management | Pp. 1024–1039
Background: The Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program (HRH Program) is a 7-year (2012-2019) health professional training initiative led by the Government of Rwanda with the goals of training a large, diverse, and competent health workforce and strengtheni...
2018 | world journal of surgery
Background Laparoscopy has proven to be feasible and effective at reducing surgical morbidity and mortality in low resource settings. In Rwanda, the demand for and perceived challenges to laparoscopy use remain unclear. Methods A mixed-methods study was perfo...
2018 | Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS) | Pp. 818-832
 The prevalence of cervical premalignant lesions and factors associated with progression into cervical cancer are poorly documented in Uganda. Knowledge of those at risk is mandatory to guide clinical practice and preventive policy formulation. In this Cross...
2018 | Global Scientific Journal
This study was designed to explore resource allocation as a strategy for poverty alleviation using the counties of Igara and Sheema in Bushenyi District as a study case. The study targeted 382 residents, 52 officials; 40 development partners (Non Governmental...
2018 | International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations | Pp. 457-479
This study sought to find out the nexus between central-local relations and land policy implementation in the Districts of Kasese, Sheema and Bushenyi in Uganda since the Uganda National Land Policy (UNLP) 2013. Using mixed methods design data was collected f...
2018 | Global Scientific Journal | Pp. 234-443
This study sought to find out central-local governmental relations and land policy implementation in the selected Districts of Kasese, Sheema and Bushenyi in Uganda since the Uganda National Land Policy (UNLP) 2013. The objectives were: to find out political...