Despite all the internal and external criticisms of mental health services in Libya, they remain underdeveloped across the country. The World Health Organization has made efforts to improve the country's mental health services; however, until a stable government is formed, patients with mental illness will continue to be deprived of their basic needs.

In this article, we investigate abuse, captivity, and human trafficking along routes of irregular migration in Libya after the reign Muammar Gaddafi. We argue that systematic exploitation migrants financially benefits competing actors intra-state conflicts terrorist organizations with global ambitions. Through a macro to micro analysis informed by corpus investigative reports survivor testimony...

Background There is high reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments as a means of financing health system in Nigeria. OOP health payments can make households face catastrophe and become impoverished. The study aims to examine the financial burden of OOP health payments among households in Nigeria.   Methods Secondary data from the Harmonized Nigeria Living Standard Survey (HNLSS) of 2009/2...

UNLABELLED Medicines are health technologies that can translate into tangible benefits for numerous acute as well as chronic health conditions. A nation's pharmaceutical sector needs to be appropriately structured and managed in order to ensure a safe, effective and quality supply of medicines to society. The process of medicines management involves the sequential management of five critical ac...

A high prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infections has been reported among specific patient groups in Libya; a survey was thus designed to determine the extent of the problem at the national level. A multi-stage sampling design covering all administrative areas of Libya was applied, covering > 65,000 individuals of all age groups. All subjects gave a blood sample and completed ...

The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of organizational culture on the relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction in National Oil Corporation of Libya. This research was carried out by measuring the data gathered from the five point likert scale. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was used to measure transformational leadership. The Organiz...

A comparative study on the biochemical parameters in hydatid cyst fluids of sheep, goats, camels, cattle and human cystic forms of Echinococcus granulosus has been made in Libya. Quantitative variations in the levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, cholesterol, glucose, urea, creatinine and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma GT) were found in the cystic fluids of different host origins althoug...

The exponential growth of e-commerce borne from globalisation has fuelled the use of e-payment systems that are clearly a prerequisite business practice given that Internet consumers must pay for products and services. It is acknowledged that credit card payment is the foremost method for on-line purchases. However in Islamic countries, such as Libya, religious and ethical barriers prohibit the...

The aim of this paper is the analysis of the existing state-of-the-art implementation of information management and elearning systems in Libya (with emphasis on TripoliUniversity). The focus is to identify the factors that act as barriers to creating innovative learning environments of E-learning excellence amongst postgraduate students in Higher Education (HE) in Libya. The paper underlines th...