Ministry of Health and Social Services

Evaluation of Radionuclide Concentrations and Radiological Health Risks in Groundwater of the Groot-Aub Aquifer System, Namibia

Primordial radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th, and 40K) occur naturally in varying concentrations within environmental media. Anthropogenic activities that disturb the Earth’s crust, such as drilling and mining, have the potential to alter the concentrations of these radionuclides in en...

One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across Africa

ABSTRACT: Acute pain in hospitalised patients is common, yet African data are scarce. We conducted a prospective point-prevalence study of hospitalised adult patients across Africa to determine acute pain prevalence and severity and investigate associations of pain with critical...