The article discusses the state of primary health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in South Africa, and compares it to the United States. It highlights the challenges faced by both countries in providing high-quality primary care, such as fragmented services and a ...
Background:Most primary health care (PHC) services in South Africa are provided by registered nurses working in clinics. Workload and scope of practice of these nurses have increased in recent years, exacerbated by widespread staff shortages. However, PHC nurses often receive little support and ...
South Africa has made great strides towards the implementation of a national health system which increases access to community-based health services. This is visible through legislation making provision for free health care; the development of health districts; as well as the building of primary healt...
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,...
Olkers, PattieFlisher, Alan JTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Child & Adolescent Mental HealthByrne H, Olkers P, Flisher AJ. Training in child and adolescent psychiatry for primary health care nurses in South Africa. J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2004; 16: 83-86....
This was the status quo up until after 1990, after which there were marked efforts and endeavours to effect de-fragmentation of these essential services. This article has investigated the extent to which community participation is enhanced and expanded in primary health care in South Africa, with ...
Pediatric primary care services includes wellbeing supervision and expectant direction; checking physical and psychosocial development and advancement; age-suitable screening; finding and treatment of intense and incessant issue; administration of genuine and hazardous disease and, when fitting, referral of ...
Family Medicine is making great strides in Gauteng Province as new district-based Departments of Family Medicine/Primary Health Care are being set up to provide clinical leadership in the District Health Services (DHS) in this urban powerhouse in South Africa. The author has been centrally involved...
Lack of trust is a critical issue in healthcare that contributes to the growing disparities in access and utilization of health among minoritized and disadvantaged populations in the U.S. This study explored how lack of trust affects Ethiopian immigrant
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) have an appreciable impact on patients’ health. Little is known however about ADR reporting in ambulatory care environm