South AfricaHealthGlobalisationThis paper reviews some of the multiple influences on health issues in South Africa, placing them in the context of globalisation. By examining the complexity of factors, both domestic and global, which impact on these issues, it questions the extent to which global ...
The present introduction examines issues related to sexually transmitted disease in South Africa in the 1930s and 1940s. In South Africa, venereal disease and associated concerns to do with reproductive health have been matters of public debate and political controversy for over a century. Venereal ...
摘要: Outlines issues for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health and rights in the region, such as the legal and political climate, homophobia, and funding needs. Lists LGBT groups and other resources, advocacy opportunities, and recommendations....
Supplement: Health and social determinants of health in Vietnam: Local evidence and international implications Issue 1January 2017 Volume 61January - December 2016Jan - Dec 2016 Issue 9December 2016 Issue 8November 2016 Violence and Health: Implications of the 2030 Agenda for South-North Collaboration...
Nutritional deficiencies remain serious medical and public health issues worldwide, especially in children. This study aims to analyze cross-country inequality in four common nutritional deficiencies (protein-energy malnutrition, dietary iron deficiency, vitamin A deficiency and iodine deficiency) among child...
249. In South Africa, despite increases in public healthcare utilisation due to the high burden of disease and increased patient load over the period 1997–2010, the public health sector fell from second to fourth in the list of spending priorities [2]. Consequently, major health system ...
In South Africa, a former passenger train now serves as a traveling medical center to provide health services to people in need. 在南非,一列以前的旅客列车现在充当旅行医疗中心,为有需要的人提供医疗服务。 The train is known as Phelophepa. In the Sesotho language, this means “good, clean,...
He, however, acknowledged that the bill makes South Africans nervous because of various issues in the public domain. Earlier this month, Mkhize submitted to Parliament the bill which envisages a package of comprehensive health services for free at private and public health facilities as part of th...
To address stunting and nutrition issues in the country, she said a multi-pronged approach was necessary. She cited high diarrhea rates, HIV infections, and inadequate maternal care as factors contributing to stunting. "When children start eating complementary foods, only 23 percent of children meet...
For inclusive economic growth and sustainable development on the continent, issues affecting young people must be addressed, said Diane Gashumba, Rwandan minister of health. The meeting argued that realizing the potential of the youth to contribute to the economic growth and development of Africa, th...