Browsing by Subject "Equity"
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Access to healthcare for people with disabilities in South Africa: Bad at any time, worse during COVID-19?
(AOSIS, 2021)People with disabilities, especially those living in low- and middle-income countries, experience significant challenges in accessing healthcare services and support. At times of disasters and emergencies, people with ... -
An assessment of social accountability among South African pharmacy schools from public domain information
(AFAHPER-SD, 2017)Global health education reform requires training institutions to align their education, service and research activities with the values of social accountability, which include relevance, equity, quality and effectiveness. ... -
Building leaders for the UN Ocean Science Decade: A guide to supporting early career women researchers within academic marine research institutions
(Oxford University Press, 2023)Diverse and inclusive marine science is now recognized as essential for addressing the complex and accelerating challenges facing marine social-ecological systems (Blythe and Cvitanovic, 2020; Lawless et al., 2021). The ... -
A call for social accountability within pharmacy education: concepts, relevance, and accreditation
(Elsevier, 2023)Introduction: Social accountability (SA) is a leap to excellence in health education. While pharmacists are ideally situated in the healthcare setting to practice SA through research, service, and practice, SA is ... -
Can community action improve equity for maternal health and how does it do so? Research findings from Gujarat, India
(BMC, 2018)BACKGROUND: Efforts to work with civil society to strengthen community participation and action for health are particularly important in Gujarat, India, given that the state has resources and capacity, but faces challenges ... -
Constraints to implementing an equity-promoting staff allocation policy: understanding key actors perspectives affecting implementation in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2012)Much of current research on issues of equity in low- and middle-income countries focuses on uncovering and describing the extent of inequities in health status and health service provision. In terms of policy responses ... -
Equity
(Oxford University Press, 2021)This chapter critically analyses the notion of equity in international environmental law. It begins by discussing the meaning of equity in international law and briefly reflecting on familiar examples of the manifestation ... -
Equity, access and success: adult learners in public higher education
(Council on Higher Education, 2007)Unlike research into access and success for school-leavers entering higher education (HE) in South Africa, very little research has been conducted into adult learners in HE. Apart from generalized, albeit extensive, ... -
Exploring the eligibility criteria of the child support grant and its impact on poverty
(Springer Verlag, 2017)One of the most important policy objectives in the post-apartheid South African economy is to reduce poverty. Although economic growth and job creation are the preferred sources of alleviating poverty and inequality, social ... -
How equitable is the scaling up of HIV service provision in South Africa?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2005)OBJECTIVES. To assess the extent of inequalities in availability and utilisation of HIV services across South Africa. DESIGN. Cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting. Three districts reflecting different socio-econ ... -
The importance of gender analysis in research for health systems strengthening
(Oxford University Press, 2017)This editorial discusses a collection of papers examining gender across a range of health policy and systems contexts, from access to services, governance, health financing, and human resources for health. The papers ... -
Local communities, equity and conservation in southern Africa: A synthesis of lessons learnt and recommendations from a southern African technical workshop
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2003)This publication reports on a technical workshop entitled ëCommunities and Conservation in Southern Africa: Key Issues and Challenges towards a more Equitable and Sustainable Futureí, which was held on 26ñ28 February 2003 ... -
Perceptions and experiences of frontline health managers and providers on accountability in a South African health district
(Springer Nature, 2020)Public primary health care and district health systems play important roles in expanding healthcare access and promoting equity. This study explored and described accountability for this mandate as perceived and experienced ... -
Practicing governance towards equity in health systems: LMIC perspectives and experience
(BMC, 2017)The unifying theme of the papers in this series is a concern for understanding the everyday practice of governance in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems. Rather than seeing governance as a normative ... -
Practicing governance towards equity in health systems: LMIC perspectives and experience
(BioMed Central, 2017)The unifying theme of the papers in this series is a concern for understanding the everyday practice of governance in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems. Rather than seeing governance as a normative ... -
Recruiting and retaining rural students: evidence from a Faculty of Dentistry in South Africa
(Deakin University, 2012)There is a shortage internationally of adequately trained health professionals to service rural areas. Health professionals are more likely to practice in communities that are like the one in which they grew up. The WHO ... -
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) policy: A handbook for fishing communities
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)The Marine Living Resources Act, 18 of 1998 (MLRA), excluded smallscale and artisanal fishers who catch and sell fish to sustain livelihoods. Furthermore, it also excluded those involved in post harvesting and other activities ... -
Tuition fees and the challenge of making higher education a popular commodity in South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2012)The funding of higher education in South Africa has in the recent past been a subject of animated debate. This debate has ranged from the adequacy of government funding of higher education, the suitability of the funding ... -
Who should learn proving and why: An examination of secondary mathematics teachers’ perspectives
(Modestum, 2021)Reasoning-and-proving is a crucial part of students’ mathematical experiences in secondary school. There is scholarly debate, however, on the extent to which proving at the secondary level needs to be formal and whether all ...