According to WHO, it is estimated that there were 88,000 diabetics in Libya the year 2000. This prevalence is estimated to reach 245,000 diabetics by the year 2030, (see figure below). In Libya, according to local epidemiological studies, the prevalence for known diabetic patients aged over 20 years was 3.8% [2]. As 50% of type 2 diabetic patients are unaware of their diabetes “undiagnosed”, th...

Introduction The intestinal protozoa Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. are the causative agents of giardiasis, amebiasis, and cryptosporidiosis, respectively. Adequate knowledge of the geographical distribution of parasites and the demographic variables that influence their prevalence is important for effective control of infection in at-risk populations. Methods ...

This study investigated if revenue from the oil sector displaced export of manufactures in oil-rich African countries over period 2000 to 2020. Using panel ARDL model, findings indicate that short run, rents had an insignificant positive impact on for all sampled. However, long was positive. The run results individual revealed improved Nigeria and Ghana, while Libya, Algeria Gabon adverse. ther...

 Libya experienced a substantial increase in oil revenue as a result of increased oil prices during the period of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and again after 2000. Recent increases in oil production and the price of oil, and their positive and negative macroeconomic impacts upon key macroeconomic variables, are of considerable contemporary importance to an oil dependent economy such as that...

There is a dearth of literature on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Libyan universities and this paper aims to help address this imbalance by exploring and analyzing how ICTs are used in Libyan universities. Process maps and systems profiling are employed to examine the current and potential uses of ICTs and a new model for assessing ICT utilization in Libyan univ...

The e-learning is developing rapidly in the world nowadays, where technology has replaced the traditional educational approach in many universities around the world. This is because e-learning can save time and cost in educational approach as a whole. This phenomenon has spread to many developing countries like Libya with the main aim to improve the educational system. However, there seems to b...

Background: The attitude of the general population towards people with intellectual disability (ID) provides important background for policy development. Furthermore, because of changes in attitudes across cultures, it is vital to ground policy development for each country in data from that country. Aims: This paper aimed to undertake a cross-cultural study, investigating attitudes to people wi...

There is a potential for improving the scientific research environment in Libya. One reason to be optimistic about the prospects of the future of science in Libya is the number of postgraduate students in all disciplines who are training in European and North American Universities. According to statistics of the Higher Education Authorities in Libya, there are approximately 3000 Libyan students...

T he scientifi c community, AIDS activists, and the Libyan government would do well to recognize that the political and diplomatic import of the case of the Benghazi Six involves a great deal more than the lives of fi ve Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian physician. At stake are some of the most profound political issues of our time: terrorism, nuclear proliferation, the freedom of movement of ...

Background: Libya is one of the largest country in Africa and it has the longest cost in the Mediterranean basin facing the European countries. The prevalence of viral hepatitis in Libya is not well documented. Here in we report on the largest cross sectional study in Libya including a total of sixty five thousands, seven hundred and sixty one [65761] individuals in order to ; evaluate the epid...