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Assessment of the uptake of neonatal and young infant referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in an urban informal settlement, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaAssessment of the uptake of neonatal and young infant referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in an urban informal settlement, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(Biomed CentralBiomed Central, 2013)
Background: Globally, 40% of the 7.6 million deaths of children under five every year occur in the neonatal period
(first 28 days after birth). Increased and earlier recognition of illness facilitated by community health ...
The need to incorporate the impact of population ageing into the postCOVID-19 policy and planning reset in low and middle income countries
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to widen the health care demand-supply gap, especially in
low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The virus has had the greatest impact on older
persons in terms of morbidity and mortality, ...
Maternity protection for female non‑standard workers in South Africa: The case of domestic workers
(BMC, 2022)
Many women work in positions of non-standard employment, with limited legal and social protec‑
tion. Access to comprehensive maternity protection for all working women could ensure that all women and children
can access ...
Questioning the ethics of international research on formula milk supplementation in low-income African countries
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Over the past three decades, the increase
in funding for priority public health issues
largely affecting low/middle-income countries (LMICs) has led to the growth in international research involving researchers
or ...
Utilisation of private general practitioners to provide caesarean deliveries in five rural district public hospitals in South Africa: A mixed-methods study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)
Researching how public–private engagements
may promote universal access to safe obstetric care
including caesarean delivery is essential. The aim of this
research was to document the utilisation of private general
pr ...
Stemming commercial milk formula marketing: Now is the time for radical transformation to build resilience for breastfeeding
(Elsevier, 2023)
One of the striking messages of the Lancet Breastfeeding
Series1–3 is that the consumption of commercial milk
formula (CMF) by infants and young children has
been normalised. More children are consuming CMF
than ever ...
Improving the coverage of the PMTCT programme through a participatory quality improvement intervention in South Africa
(BMC, 2009)
Despite several years of implementation, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes in many resource poor settings are failing to reach the majority of HIV positive women. We report on a data driven ...