Smart Technology is a quickly and constantly evolving concept; it has different applications
that cover a wide range of areas, such as healthcare, education, business, agriculture, and …

Background: This article is a review of the PhD thesis by Elizabeth Kimani-Murage that
explores the double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa. This is in the context of a …

Study design HAALSI is a population-based community observational study with
longitudinal follow-up at 3-year intervals. Embedded in the study are several randomized …

Background Low-to middle-income countries are undergoing a health transition with non-
communicable diseases contributing substantially to disease burden, despite persistence of …

The issue of food security is strikingly absent from current debates about the relationship
between migration and development. The current international food security agenda …

Understanding the distribution of socioeconomic status (SES) and its temporal dynamics
within a population is critical to ensure that policies and interventions adequately and …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pneumonia and meningitis worldwide.
Many different serotypes co-circulate endemically in any one location,. The extent and …

This paper measures migration flows and determinants in two slum settlements in Nairobi
City between 2003 and 2007. The results confirm the high intensity of migration with a …

Background Nutritional research in sub-Saharan Africa has primarily focused on under-
nutrition. However, there is evidence of an ongoing nutritional transition in these settings …

Children left behind by their migrant parents in urban and rural areas represent two
vulnerable but distinct populations that have emerged due to the large-scale population …