This qualitative study explored the perceptions of health care practitioners (HCPs) concerning public mental health care in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Data were collected from thirteen purposively selected HCPs using in-depth unstructured interviews (males = 6, females = 7)...
South Africa’s human resources for health (HRH) planning, development, and implementation are best understood in the context of the country’s historical background [13]. Apartheid, the ideology that underpinned racial capitalism, not only compounded inherent inequality in the provision of health ca...
Fortunately, organisations such as the Health Professions Council of South Africa, the body responsible for setting educational norms and standards in South Africa, has mandated core competencies in medical ethics, health law, and human rights as requisite for graduation from all health sciences ...
The public Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in the Western Cape is a robust system, provided by Advanced Life Support (ALS), Intermediate Life Support (ILS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) practitioners. These practitioners are registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA),...
Governance and leadership in health development are critically important for the achievement of the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other national health goals. Those two factors might explain why many countries in Africa are not on track
An Overview of Primary Health Care in South Africa and the Effect of Medical Aid Insurance on Private Practitionerssilicastrong anion-exchange chromatographyatom transfer radical polymerizationprotein’s separationSouth Africa is a land of extreme contrasts. Besides vast differences in the ethnic origins,...
The aim of this investigation was to determine the perception of medical practitioners with regard to complementary medicine in health care in South Africa. This involved establishing medical practitioners attitude, as well as their experience and knowledge of complementary medicine: homeopathy, chiropractic...
A total of 20 samples were collected from different traditional practitioners in Durban and Johannesburg. In each city, all the traditional practitioners were located in the same market. The Faraday muthi market in Johannesburg is considered the biggest traditional market in South Africa [26], with...
Assessing environmental assets for health promotion program planning: A practical framework for health promotion practitioners. Health Promot. Perspect. 2016, 6, 111. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Bastick, M.; Grimm, K.; Kunz, R. Sexual violence in armed conflict: Global Overview ...
Indeed, it’s a great privilege to be able to participate this prestigious conference. I’ve learned a lot of different aspect of world healthcare. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. Elvessa NarvasaCanadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses Montreal, Canada ...