Chapters in Books (Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS))
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Epilogue
(African Sun Media, 2020)An astute observer of international politics, in following global events unfolding over the past 50 years, remarked not so much tongue-in-cheek that the fallacy of a unipolar world was evident for decades including during ... -
China in a global world
(African Sun Media, 2020)This chapter provides an overview of the growth of China as a political, military and economic power since its emergence as an independent communist state in 1949. China became a notable political force during the era of ... -
National security in complex times : the South African military dimension
(African Sun Media, 2020)Having returned to the international gallery of nations in 1996 after its apartheid pariah status was lifted, South Africa had to adjust its defence posture, defence diplomacy, and general national security framework to ... -
South Africa's Defence Diplomacy in Africa
(African Sun Media, 2020)South Africa’s defence posture in Africa changed radically between 1950 and 2018. From a garrison-minded state mired in diplomatic isolation, the country ‘returned to Africa’ following its negotiated transition to democracy. ... -
Venezuela's defence diplomacy under Chávez and Maduro (1999-2018)
(African Sun Media, 2020)Between the 1950s and the late 1980s, Venezuela’s economy and welfare attracted many migrants. An economic crisis, subsequent mass uprising and riots, and brutal repression by the armed forces was a watershed. Mid‑career ... -
Cuba's defence diplomacy : hard and soft power, 1959‑2018
(African Sun Media, 2020)Cuba, a country with eleven million people, played a significant military and development role from the 1960s to the late 1980s, and is still an influential donor country. Its reputation was built on support to revolutionary ... -
Reconciliation in Burundi crisis : a practical theological approach
(African Sun Media, 2020)Situated in east-central Africa, Burundi is a small landlocked country of 10,750 square miles (27,830km2) that accommodates a population of around 10 million people belonging to three ethnic groups, namely: Hutus (85%), ... -
The reconciliation of lepers in Luke 5:12-15 and its implications for human dignity : an African perspective
(African Sun Media, 2020)Reconciliation is an important topic in contemporary political, social, economic and religious spheres since it has the ability to redefine human relationships therein. Without the possibility of reconciliation it would ... -
Celebrity health promotion messaging : novel opportunities to engage youth in the developmental origins of health and disease
(African Sun Media, 2020)This chapter is a personal view seen from disparate viewpoints of age and culture. Two proponents of health promotion, one a Ugandan youth with firsthand experience of the burden of illness among African children and the ... -
Intersectoral approaches to health and non-communicable disease prevention in Africa
(African Sun Media, 2020)This chapter grounds efforts to achieve optimal population health in Africa, within the context of global and regional aspirations for health as part of the sustainable development agenda. The author highlights the ... -
School-based initiatives to reduce malaria morbidity and promote academic achievement in children
(African Sun Media, 2020)In sub-Saharan Africa, the challenge of addressing illnesses related to the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) is compounded by other determinants of health, most notably the impact of poverty and ... -
An approach to reduce the blindness burden in sub-Saharan Africa : special focus on childhood blindness
(African Sun Media, 2020)Sub-Saharan Africa is afflicted with high levels of blindness burden, affecting the quality of life and productivity of its people. While cataracts account for over 40 per cent of blindness, uncorrected refractive error ... -
The World Health Organization's 'Health-promoting School' model: a potential avenue for developmental origins of health and disease education in Africa
(African Sun Media, 2020)Traditional health care strategies to manage illness are based on the tenets of prevention and cure. Health promotion is an urgent matter from both a health and economic standpoint, as most non-communicable diseases ... -
Photo-essays : a creative format for effective communication
(African Sun Media, 2020)Scientists and educators regularly face the challenge of effectively, concisely and interestingly communicating their ideas and findings, and the need to engage readers unfamiliar with the concepts or issues they want ... -
Diabetes in pregnancy : lessons for developing countries
(African Sun Media, 2020)Pregnancy diabetes is fast becoming a common condition across the world with developing countries particularly affected. In the short term, maternal hyperglycaemia worsens pregnancy outcomes, but in the long run, it ... -
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy
(African Sun Media, 2020)According to the International Diabetes Federation, the burden of diabetes is progressively rising worldwide with an expected doubling of prevalence in most low- and middle-income settings within twenty-five years. The ... -
How environmental exposures early in life might influence phenotypes of non-cummunicable diseases in Africa
(African Sun Media, 2020)Chronic non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases are leading causes of death and disability in the world – accounting for over 60 per cent of the nearly 60 ... -
The challenges of breastfeeeding in poor urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa
(African Sun Media, 2020)Optimal breastfeeding has the potential to prevent more than 800 000 deaths in children younger than five years; 500 000 neonatal deaths; and 20 000 deaths in women every year. Despite these benefits, evidence from ... -
The fundamental importance of breastfeeding for health and development
(African Sun Media, 2020)How an infant is nourished in early life is central to the DOHaD hypothesis regarding the later onset of chronic non-communicable diseases, especially where feeding practices result in either stunting of growth or excessive ... -
Relation between famine and health in future generations : potential knowledge translation to Africa
(African Sun Media, 2020)Nutrition provides the essential building blocks for human health. Although there is enough food on the planet to feed all its inhabitants, inequality in access to food poses serious threats to humanity. Poor nutrition, ...
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