Purpose:We estimated direct healthcare costs of hip fracture (HF) management in the South African (SA) public healthcare system. Methods:We conducted a micro-costing study to estimate costs per patient treated for HF in five regional public sector hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), SA. Two ...
Since the advent of democracy, the South African government has been putting charters, policies, strategies and plans in place in an effort to strengthen public health system performance and enhance service delivery. However, public health programme performance and outcomes remained poor while the burd...
Patient journey through the South African public healthcare system, pathway of care decisions and relevance of recommendations to the decision-making pathway of care Full size image Table 1 Project questions Full size table Table 2 Clusters of questions per intent for implementation purposes Full size...
the public sector’s mandate has broadened. Economic growth and good stewardship of South Africa’s resources and economy, equal education opportunities, a strong healthcare system and services to combat AIDS, significant infrastructure investment, equal access to housing, and social program delivery ar...
Although substantial improvements to healthcare services have been achieved since the fall of the apartheid system in 1994, much needs to be done. Recently, the South African government proposed a new national health insurance (NHI) plan, moving from a two-tier (private and public health care)...
Healthcare AWS eKasi The AWS eKasi initiative aims to build technology skills in South African townships that are sustainable, with skills transfer being paramount. Through AWS eKasi, we work with our public sector customers to develop skills for the township, in the township, delivered by th...
BACKGROUND: The first generation of South African (SA) children perinatally infected with HIV is entering adulthood, and there is now a pressing need for systematised transfer of these patients from paediatric to adult care. OBJECTIVES: Previous research has investigated the HIV healthcare transition...
Form and public access are explored through a design in Brazil, while a monastery in Uganda expands its size to serve guests and novitiate. + 1 Save this article Read more »Inaugural Edition of Design Doha 2024: Showcasing Innovation in Middle Eastern and North African Design February 15, ...
You’ll see why healthcare in rural South Africa is so crucial – the access gap between urban and rural parts of the country has a big effect on the public health system. Observe health care workers and visit local clinics in Geluksburg, then compare and contrast the public and private ...
Proponents of the PDUs say the data they collect provides analytical insights that current medical records — mostly still on paper — in South Africa’s public healthcare system cannot provide. “In the past we couldn’t measure certain data because the current system just [doesn’t allow that...