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Epidemic Potential for Malaria in Epidemiological Zones in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Malaria is a vector-borne disease which annually results in over one million deaths and
five hundred million clinical episodes, most of which occur in sub-Sahara Africa. Since the disease
is influenced by climate factors, ...
Using Markov Chains to Estimate the Cost Effect of Free Primary Education in Kenya
(2013)
In the year 2003 the Kenyan government changed its education policy from cost
sharing to free and compulsory primary education. As a result there was an influx of pupils into
public primary schools. This policy therefore ...
Leveraging ICT in the development of a clinical cancer registry – lessons learnt from the Kenya Oncological Research Database
(2010)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer estimates that worldwide, by 2020 there will be 15
million new cases of cancer a year, 70% of which will occur in developing countries1. It is feared that
most cases of ...
Policy implications of the relationship between ICT access and usage and well-being : a case study of Kenya : research paper
(University Of Nairobi, 2011)
The relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and well-being or poverty remains unclear and research to date has resulted in divergent conclusions. In Kenya, poverty reduction is unlikely to ...