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Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2018

  • The Green Leafy Vegetable Psophocarpus Scandens as Putative Source of Nutraceuticals in Sickle Cell Disease: The Scientific-Based Evidences

    Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, Nathanael Nieto Kongobi, Clément Liyongo Inkoto, Gédeon Ngiala Bongo, Colette Masengo Ashande, Clément Mutunda Mbadiko, Clarisse Mawi Falanga, Benjamin Zoawe Gbolo, Pius Tshimankinda Mpiana

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 7-13
    Received: Oct. 13, 2018
    Accepted: Oct. 26, 2018
    Published: Nov. 16, 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.pst.20180202.11
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    Abstract: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), medicinal plants represent the main product for both urban and rural populations for their health care needs due to the high costs of conventional medicine. These plant species contain bioactive compounds also called phytochemicals that are capable of modulating metabolic processes and resulting in the... Show More
  • The Effect of Maternal Policy and Educational Programs on Maternal Mortality in Ghana: A Case Study of Ho Municipality

    Dovlo Michael, Yunus Abdul Karim

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 14-20
    Received: Oct. 05, 2018
    Accepted: Nov. 09, 2018
    Published: Dec. 17, 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.pst.20180202.12
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    Abstract: This work sought to assess the impact of reducing maternal mortality through policy and educational programs in Ghana (Case study of Ho Municipality). specific objectives are assess the educational level of the maternal mother in the Ho municipality, assess the trend of maternal mortality in Ho municipality, comparing the mortality figures of the H... Show More