Essays about: "Tuberculosis and Malaria"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Tuberculosis and Malaria.

  1. 1. Analysis of spatial-temporal pattern of Land Surface Temperature (LST) due to NDVI and elevation in Ilorin, Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Elijah A Njoku; [2019]
    Keywords : GIS; LST; Vegetation cover; Ilorin; Elevation; Urban Heat Island; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The rate of global urbanization in the 21st century has been unprecedented especially in the African and the Asian continents. Urbanization typically causes a removal of natural vegetation and replacement of same with impervious and non-evaporative urban materials with high heat capacity and low solar reflectivity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pellet production of Sicklebush, Pigeon Pea, and Pine in Zambia : Pilot Study and Full Scale Tests to Evaluate Pellet Quality and Press Configurations

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper

    Author : Simon Andersson; [2017]
    Keywords : biofuel; Africa; cooking fuel;

    Abstract : More deaths are caused every year by indoor air pollution than malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined. Cooking with traditional fuels such as charcoal and fuelwood with poor ventilation causes the single most important environmental health risk factor worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of communication in cancer consultations; An exploratory study of doctor-patient-family caregiver communication in Uganda and Ethiopia.

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Bethlehem Girma Kebede; Jennifer Månsson; [2015-11-19]
    Keywords : communication; health; cancer; doctor-patient communication; doctor-family caregiver communication; culture;

    Abstract : Doctor-patient communication is essential for quality of health care. Little has been done about doctor-patient communication in Africa in general, and in Uganda and Ethiopia in particular. In this study, we focus on two issues. READ MORE

  5. 4. Semiotics of Humanitarian Photography

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Konstantinos Paglamidis; [2013]
    Keywords : humanitarian photography; semiotics; fund raising; sign; representamen; interpretant; signifier; signified; visual sign; visual paradigm; anchoring; relay; zero sign; index; symbol; icon; war photography; mythology; visual rhetoric;

    Abstract : Communication campaigns by major organizations in the field of development have been heavily dependent on humanitarian photography to motivate and attract donors. This genre of photography serves its purpose by informing, surprising and attracting the attention of a broad audience. READ MORE

  6. 5. Global health – a change of perception. The role of health in the post-2015 development agenda.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Katrin Emelie Forslund; [2013]
    Keywords : Global health; United Nations; Millennium Development Goals; Post-2015 Development Agenda; Human security; Critical Discourse Analysis.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Health has been a recurring topic on the development agenda during the recent decades. During the 1980ies and 1990ies there was a great focus on the impact of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. READ MORE