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Thursday, March 28, 2013

New journal articles added at MUHAS institutional repository

New journal articles authored by MUHAS faculty have been added at the MUHAS institutional repository.

The MUHAS institutional repository disseminates electronic copies of research and scholarly works created at MUHAS, and serves as a gateway to disseminate and reach out to similar resources elsewhere. Such publications include journal articles, conference presentations, proceedings, working papers, theses and dissertations.


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Monday, March 18, 2013

Developing countries to get access to 12,000 online research books

Research and academic communities in the developing world are set to benefit from free access to online books.
Global academic publishing company John Wiley & Sons has made 12,200 online books available via the Research4Life initiatives — Access to Research in Health (HINARI), Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture and Online Access to Research in the Environment — to 80 low and middle-income countries.
Emily Gillingham, chair of Research4Life's Executive Council, tells SciDev.Net that access to these books could help researchers develop better and more informed scientific writing skills; produce focused research that can be discussed with top researchers worldwide; compete more effectively for research funding; and deliver better teaching programmes.

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·         Developing countries now have free access to thousands of online research books
·         Publishing company John Wiley & Sons has made the books available via the Research4Life initiatives
·         The books 'could provide developing countries with information crucial in research and decision-making'
"The books are empowering universities, colleges, research institutes and government ministries as well as non-governmental agencies and hospitals, with access to scientific knowledge," Gillingham says.
"They span a broad range and … the list is growing each month — for example 600 books from the American Geophysical Union will be added in March," says Gillingham.
She adds that, for example, almost 6,000 of the titles are in the fields of chemistry, physical sciences and engineering; 1,200 are medical, nursing and related health titles; and 2,000 are related to life sciences, agriculture and food science.
Examples of the books included are Basic Guide to Dental Sedation Nursing; Textbook of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology; and Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Ethics.
The Wiley Online Books Collection includes handbooks, dictionaries, companions, encyclopedias and landmark book series from authors and researchers in the life, health and physical sciences, social sciences and the humanities.
Mohamed Atani, officer-in-charge of the publishing unit in the Division of Communication and Public information at UNEP (the UN Environment Program) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, says: "Our goal with Research4Life is to provide and support quality research in developing countries in order to advance higher education, inform public policy decisions and ultimately improve quality of life".
Atani says that the initiative will enable accessibility to electronic books at no cost to developing countries and equip researchers in places like Africa with information on agriculture and the environment. "The books are very important to universities and policymakers, providing them with information crucial in research and decision-making".

Sunday, March 17, 2013

New Books at the MUHAS Library - Special Reserve Section

Title   Author Year Copy
Hot topics in general practice   Kilburn, J  2006 1
Emery's  elements of medical genetics   Turn, Penny Peter 2007 1
Cardiology in primary care   Squire, Iain 2008 1
The physics of radiation therapy   Khan, Faiz 2010 1
Sociology exploring the architecture of everyday   Newman, David 2006 1
Young children personal social&emotional   Dowling, Mariam 2009 1
Clinical periodontology and implant dentistry   Lang,P Niklaus 2008 1
Ethnographic study on reduction of material   Gopal, Kusum 2011 3
Foundations of nursing   White,Lois 2011 1
Nutritionand diet therapy   Roth, Ruth A 2003 1
Tech your self arabic   Smart, Jack 2003 1
Seeley's anatomy&physiology   Seeley,Road 2011 1
Medical physiology:a cellullar n Molecular   Boran,Walter 2009 1

Friday, March 15, 2013

IHI and LSHTM announce scholarships for MSc course by Distance Learning

The Ifakara Health Institute and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine invite applications to undertake MSc Course by Distance Learning in clinical trials, epidemiology, global health policy, infectious diseases and public health. Funded by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission, these are courses run by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. IHI will organize supplementary study support activities to enhance the learners’ distance learning experience. 

For details, download the Selection Criteria and Application Form


Recent books added at the Special Reserve Collection - MUHAS Library (March 2013)


Title Author Year Copy
Un heard voice :the challenge of climate change in Tanzania Gordon- MacLean, Andrew 2010 4
Foundations of psychological testing : a practical approach Miller, Leslie A. 2011 1
Evidence-based healthcare and public healt Gray, J. A Muir 2009 1
Child and family assessment in social work practice. Holland, Sally. 2011 1
Reforming healthcare systems.vol 1 Marmor, Theodore R. 2011 1
Reforming healthcare systems.vol 2 Marmor, Theodore R. 2011 1
Your undergraduate dissertation in health and social care Walliman, Nicholas 2009 1
 The Edinburgh international encyclopaedia of psychoanalysis Skelton, Ross M. 2009 1
Tips and tricks in laporoscopic urology Kumar, Udaya 2007 1
Responding to terrorism:a medical handbook. Greaves, Ian 2011 1
21st century sexualities Herdt, Gilbert H 2011 1
Early childhood Bruce, Tina 2010 1
Communication and interpersonal skills for nurses. Bach, Shirle 2009 1
Periodontics Eley, B. M. 2010 1
Atlas of clinical gross anatomy Moses, Kenneth P 2005 1
Clinical procedures in primary eye care Elliott, David B 2007 1
Master dentistry:oral and maxillofacial surge Coulthard, Paul 2008 1
The Sociology of healthcare Alan Clarke. 2010 1
Psychiatric and mental health nursing Barker, Philip J. 2009 1
Clinical medicine 17th ed. Kumar, Parveen 2009 1
Handbook of counselling psychology Woolfe, Ray. 2010 1

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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