NAIROBI - In his hometown of Kitui in eastern Kenya, Nixon Nzioka has become one of the most sought-after transportation service providers. Nzioka owns a tricycle, which he uses to transport ...

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ABSTRACT: This study assessed living conditions and development levels in 16 administrative Divisions in South Kivu. The aim was to estimate the level of indicators of welfare and access to basic ...

Rural areas have lower colorectal cancer screening rates than urban areas, with over 70% of the disparity unexplained by measurable factors. Education and income are significant contributors to the ...

Want more on Virginia’s population trends? We’ve collected all our demographic coverage in one place. In an era when the labor pool is declining and talent is considered the key to economic success, ...

Government scholars Suzanne Mettler and Trevor Brown both grew up in rural communities—and both were struck by how divided those small towns became. "Growing up, many of my family friends voted for ...

SOURCE Authors’ analysis of data from the American Hospital Association Annual Surveys and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider of Services files, 2010–22. NOTES A hospital was counted ...

While South Dakota's rural areas have experienced population decline, a cyclical migration pattern shows many return after time in urban areas. Smaller household sizes and the "brain gain" phenomenon, ...

ALTENA, Germany (Reuters) -A decade ago, as Germany was grappling with an influx of more than a million migrants, the small town of Altena saw an opportunity to reverse years of population and ...

One of the major markers of development in any country is the infant and child mortality rate. In low-income countries, medical interventions like antimalarial drugs or vaccines can lower the ...

Objectives Unlike comparable countries, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mortality is similar among patients who present to rural and urban hospitals in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The aim of this study ...

Workplace and community violence in American hospitals not only inflicts pain and trauma on healthcare workers. It also drives costs higher for an already stretched hospital system. A recent research ...