A cascade model of mentorship for frontline health workers in rural health facilities in Eastern Uganda: processes, achievements and lessons

Background: Face There is increasing demand for trainers to shift from traditional didactic training to innovative approaches that are more results-oriented.Mentorship is one such approach that could bridge the clinical knowledge gap among health workers.Objectives: This paper describes the experiences of an attempt to improve health-worker perform

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Designation of a neotype for Mazama americana (Artiodactyla, Cervidae) reveals a cryptic new complex of brocket deer species

Mazama americana (red brocket deer) is the genus-type species (first species described for this genus) and the basis for the identity of other Mazama species.Mazama americana is one of the most abundant and widely distributed deer species in the neotropical forest.However, recent studies suggest that this taxon belongs to a species complex.Our goal

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Performance Capabilities of a Mobile Laboratory for Supporting Immunological Monitoring in Natural Plague Foci

Mobile laboratories for implementing anti-epidemic measures in the territories of natural plague foci Medicine perform an important function of ensuring sanitary-epidemiological well-being of the country.The aim of the study was to determine the range of areas and tactics for deploying mobile laboratories to ensure the current tasks of immunologica

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