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Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global burden of disease 2019 Study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Over the last 30 years, South Africa
has experienced four ’colliding epidemics’ of HIV and
tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and
violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality,
which have ...
Reasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2022)
Littering has been defined as the careless and improper disposal of small amounts of waste that results in
unwanted and unnatural elements remaining in the environment. People tend to blame external factors for
their own ...
What diagnosis? Which remedy? Critical reflections on the diagnostic overview of South Africa’s national planning commission
(Stellenbosch University, 2019)
This contribution offers some critical reflections on the Diagnostic Overview
produced by the South African National Planning Commission. The argument is
structured in the form of catena and commentary with main sections ...
Examining inequality of opportunity in the use of maternal and reproductive health interventions in Sierra Leone
(Oxford University Press, 2020)
Poor countries, such as Sierra Leone, often have poor health outcomes, whereby the majority of the population cannot access lifesaving health services. Access to, and use of, maternal and reproductive health services is ...
Social Policy in South Africa: The challenges of poverty, inequality and exclusion
(2018)
South Africa is currently emerging from a political and socio-economic crisis. A political faction largely based on patrimonialism threatened to destroy the economy and thus social service delivery. With the recent election ...