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Universal health coverage and primary health care: the 30 by 2030 campaign
(2020)The World Health Organization (WHO) considers primary health care a cornerstone of universal health coverage (UHC) and describes it as an approach to health and well-being centred on the needs and circumstances of individuals, ... -
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic : an urgent need to relook at the training of the African health workforce
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020)As of 11 March 2020, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic had infected over 120 000 people in more than 90 countries, of whom 4 369 had died. [1] As recent modelling analysis highlights, ... -
Prevalence of substance use amongst people living with human immunodeficiency virus who attend primary healthcare services in Mthatha, South Africa
(AOSISPublisher's version, 2020)Background: About 13.3% of the South African population use some kind of substance during their lifetime. The incidence of substance use disorders is twice the global average. The use of various substances amongst people ... -
Improving the quality of care for female rape survivors at Scottish Livingstone Hospital, Molepolole, Botswana : a quality improvement cycle
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: Rape is prevalent in Botswana, but there has been limited research undertaken to improve the quality of healthcare for female rape survivors in this clinical setting. Research can not only influence the health ... -
Figuring it out by yourself : perceptions of home-based care of stroke survivors, family caregivers and community health workers in a low-resourced setting, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: In less resourced settings, formal rehabilitation services for stroke survivors were often absent. Stroke survivors were referred to community health workers (CHWs) who were untrained in rehabilitation. Aim: ... -
Exploring gaps, strategies and solutions for primary care research mentorship in the African context: A workshop report
(2020)Background: Primary care needs research to generate evidence relevant to community needs; however, there is a lack of research engagement among primary care physicians, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Improved research ... -
Evaluation of the quality of service delivery in private sector, primary care clinics in Kenya : a descriptive patient survey
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: The quality of service delivery in primary care (PC) is an important determinant of clinical outcomes. The patients’ perspective is one significant predictor of this quality. Little is known of the quality of ... -
Evaluation of household assessment data collected by community health workers in Cape Town, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: South Africa has implemented ward-based outreach teams as part of re-engineering primary health care with teams of community health workers (CHWs). In Cape Town, such a community-orientated primary care (COPC) ... -
Cost and consequence analysis of the healthy choices at work programme to prevent non-communicable diseases in a commercial power plant, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: The workplace is an ideal setting for the implementation of a health promotion programmes to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD). There are limited resources assigned to workplace health promotion programmes ... -
Book Review: Such a time of it they had: Global health pioneers in Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)This is one of those books that draws the reader in from the beginning, starting with the unusual title, and building an information-rich, honest, provocative and narrative-style story of global health, colonialism, conflict, ...
