title: The history of the Central African Journal of Medicine 1953 to 1999.
abstract: The Central African Journal of Medicine Company was founded in 1953 and registered in 1954 in accordance with the then existing company act. Its purpose was to assist medical personnel in central Africa find a place to publish the results of their research endeavours as well as an avenue to disseminate their clinical observation and updates. Since its first publication 46 years ago, to the present, the journal has attracted research papers from as far afield as Nigeria in West Africa, China, Hong Kong, the middle east and all the SADC states.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chinyanga
mesh_terms: D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history*; D012106:Research / Q000266:history; D015030:Zimbabwe