Community home based care is defined as any HIV and related care provided to people in their homes by formal or informal caregivers.

Community diagnosis is the identification and quantification of health problems in a community as a whole in terms of mortality and morbidity rates and ratios and identification of their correlates for the purpose of defining those at risk or those in need of health care.

Capsule - Some species of bacteria have a third protective covering, a capsule made up of polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates). Capsules play a number of roles, but the most important are to keep the bacterium from drying out and to protect it from phagocytosis (engulfing) by larger microorganisms.

Urine formation begins with plasma passing across the wall of glomerular capillaries.

This unit concentrates on the nutritional requirements in the lifecycle, starting from foetal life to the elderly. It consists of nine chapters. In the first chapter, we give a background of the lifecycle and intergenerational nature of nutrition, and revisit the food pyramid. The other chapters cover the specific age groups or stages in life.

DEFINITION OF TERMS Counseling is a process, as well as a relationship, between persons. Contrary to what some people believe, counseling is not concentrated advice-giving. The aim of the counselor is usually to assist the person or persons (client or clients) in realizing a change in behavior or attitude, or to seek achievement of goals. Often there are varieties of problems for which the counselee may seek to find help. Some forms of counseling include the teaching of social skills, effective communication, spiritual guidance, decision-making, and career choices. Counseling may sometimes be needed to aid one in coping with a crisis. Other types of counseling include premarital and marital counseling; grief and loss (divorce, death or amputation); domestic violence and other types of abuse; special counseling situations like terminal illness (death and dying); as well as counseling of emotionally and mentally disturbed individuals. Counseling could be short-term (brief counseling) or long-term. Psychology is the study of the human mind and behavior. Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior, according to the American Psychological Association. Psychology is a multifaceted discipline and includes many sub-fields of study such areas as human development, sports, health, clinical, social behavior and cognitive processes

What is the DHIS2 in health? DHIS2 is the world's leading Health Management Information System (HMIS), and it has also been deployed in a variety of other contexts, including for the management of education, logistics, and agriculture projects, among others. DHIS2 is a global public good transforming health information management around the world, developed by the HISP Centre at UiO. DHIS2 is an open source, web-based platform most commonly used as a health Management information system (HMIS). DHIS2 software development is a global collaboration managed by the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo (UiO). HISP is a global network comprised of 17 in-country and regional organizations, providing day-in, day-out direct support to ministries and local implementers of DHIS2.

Communicable are diseases spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person. The spread often happens via airborne viruses or bacteria but also through blood or other bodily fluids.

Midwifery is defined as skilled,knowledgeable and compassionate care for childbearing women,newborn infants and families across the continuum from prepregnancy

Abnormal pregnancy are conditions that develop during pregnancy which are often related to the pregnancy itself but not always.

Anatomy and physiology is learning the specialised words that are used.The purpose of this Anatomy and physiology revision Question and Answer book will help the student to pas his or her exams well.

Critical care is a term used to describe as the care of patients who are extremely ill and whose clinical condition is unstable or potentially unstable.

Orthopaedics is the study of the locomotor system.Historically derrived from Greek meaning STRAIGHT CHILD.

This booklet provides important information that governs the conduct of students in theCollege. The guidelines contained herein will enable students cope with life in the College in pursuit of studies besides individual development and fulfillment. The rules and regulations contained in the Students Handbook have been simplified to provide general information on academic programmes, policies, students services as well as facilities available to make students stay at KMTC easy. Information on corrective and disciplinary processes has been clearly outlined.

Entrepreneurship is the ability and readiness to develop,organize and run a business enterprise along with any of its uncertainities in order to make profit.

This is a simplified KMTC Human Resource policies and procedures booklet to guide students on rules and regulations of the institution

The purpose of this book is to help the student to study the research process in nursing easily

These are simplified first aid notes. First Aid is an assistance given to a person with certain illness or injury

Fibroids affect a woman's quality of life as well as her fertility and obstetrical outcomes.

This is a simplified Basic Anatomy and physiology Question and Answer Revision booklet