Background Less is known about mass drug administration [MDA] for neglected tropical diseases [NTDs] than is suggested by those so vigorously promoting expansion of the approach. This paper fills an important gap: it draws upon local level research to examine the roll out of treatment for two...

There is insufficient and inadequate information to gauge the impact of schistosomal infection on the health of women. Biomedical research has equated women's health with the study of reproductive performance and reproductive organs and this narrow focus has left a number of important questions...

Schistosoma mansoni is often perceived by governments and international aid agencies to present a major public health problem in the tropical and sub-tropical world. This perception persists in spite of the fact that biomedical practitioners and research workers disagree about the nature and...

Purpose: This paper explores the nature of art as a product through a network perspective, accounting for key contributing stakeholders in shaping its essence. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted a qualitative data collection and analysis design and is centred on a series of...

Purpose: While the literature has extolled the desirable outcomes of strategic corporate social responsibility, there is recognised paucity of research concerning its requisite antecedents. Applying the resource-based view (RBV), this paper aims to address the research question: What are the...