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Measuring progess on diet-related NCD's: the need to address the causes of the causes
(Elsevier, 2013)
(NCDs) for people aged 30–70 years, by 25% by 2025.1,2 Robert Beaglehole and colleagues (Oct 13, p 1283)3 argue that it is better to focus on two of the population-wide targets: tobacco control and dietary salt reduction, and the treatment target...
Optimising scale and deployment of community health workers in Sierra Leone: a geospatial analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Little is known about strategies for
optimising the scale and deployment of community health
workers (CHWs) to maximise geographic accessibility of
primary healthcare services.We used data from a national georeferenced
census ...
A rare new species of the genus Wiborgiella (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae)
(Elsevier, 2014)
The new species Wiborgiella argentea is described. It is closely similar to Wiborgiella leipoldtiana and W. fasciculata
but differs in its single-stemmed habit, densely sericeous leaves, wing petals that are longer than ...
Factors influencing the in-service programmes: Case study of teachers with learner-centred strategies in Blue Waters setting
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018)
Key policies on teacher development emphasise the necessity of a teaching force that is competent to apply learner-centred practices. Barriers to learning, like poverty, present huge classroom challenges and have implications ...
Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
WHO has set a voluntary target of 80% availability of affordable essential medicines, including
generics, to treat major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in the public and private
sectors of countries by ...
Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
Background: WHO has set a voluntary target of 80% availability of affordable essential medicines, including generics, to treat major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in the public and private sectors of countries by 2025. We undertook a secondary...
Survival and health of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: study protocol for the CHERISH (Children HIV-Exposed Uninfected - Research to Inform Survival and Health) dynamic, prospective, maternal-child cohort study
(BMJ, 2023)
, growth and neurodevelopment in the Western Cape, South Africa. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: During 2022-2025, the CHERISH dynamic cohort is prospectively enrolling pregnant people with and without HIV at 24-36 weeks gestation from one urban and one rural...
Implementing and monitoring socioeconomic rights
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2009)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) recently released a report on the implementation and monitoring of economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights (UN doc. E/2009/90).
Youth, faith, climate change and environmental consciousness: A case for sustainable development
(AOSIS, 2021)
Climate change and environmental destruction are amongst the most threatening challenges to
humanity and sustainable development globally. Young people find themselves right in the
centre of debates about ecological ...