Publications by authors named "Ganesh Pokhariyal"

Background: Kenya has recorded at least 38 678 cases and 695 deaths over the last decade, and costing on average $2.2 million annually. From 2014 to 2016, the country experienced one of the deadliest and largest outbreak.

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Introduction: Despite several interventions on the control of cholera, it still remains a significant public health problem in Africa. According to the World Health Organization, 251,549 cases and 4,180 deaths (CFR: 2.9%) were reported from 19 African countries in 2023.

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Article Synopsis
  • The text discusses four methods for identifying local subspaces in large spectral libraries, specifically aimed at analyzing soil samples.
  • These methods include cosine angle matching, hit quality index matching, self-organizing maps, and archetypal analysis, tested on a dataset of 1907 soil samples.
  • Results indicated that while global models generally performed better in predicting soil properties, the subspace approaches can reveal important data patterns within large spectral libraries.
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Background: Kenya like other developing countries is low in resource setting and is facing a number of challenges in the management of cervical cancer. This study documents opportunities and challenges encountered in managing cervical cancer from the health care workers' perspectives. A qualitative study was conducted among cervical cancer managers who were defined as nurses and doctors involved in operational level management of cervical cancer.

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Background: Cervical cancer remains a devastating disease in Kenya accounting for more than 2000 deaths each year. Lack of information on cervical cancer prevention and management has been attributed to the apathy among women in seeking health interventions. Use of internet-based and mobile e-health tools could increase information access among cervical cancer patients.

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