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With some exceptions, our work focuses on five inter-related programme areas – HIV/AIDS, TB, maternal and child health, public health nutrition, and non- communicable diseases – and three health systems areas which cut across all programmes – namely human resource development, health information systems and health promotion
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Long-term exposure to outdoor and household air pollution and blood pressure in the prospective urban and rural epidemiological (pure) study
(Elsevier, 2020)Exposure to air pollution has been linked to elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension, but most research has focused on short-term (hours, days, or months) exposures at relatively low concentrations. We examined the ... -
Assessing the feasibility of a life history calendar to measure HIV risk and health in older South Africans
(Public Library of Science, 2020)Life history calendars capture patterns of behavior over time, uncovering transitions and trajectories. Despite the growing numbers of older persons living with HIV in southern Africa, little is known about how HIV testing ... -
Awareness of HIV-positive status and linkage to treatment prior to pregnancy in the "test and treat" era: A national antenatal sentinel survey, 2017, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2020)Introduction Knowledge of HIV status in South Africa (SA) is reported to be 90% among people living with HIV. National level estimates could mask population-specific levels, which are critical to monitor program coverage ... -
Calling for advocacy, education and public policy actions on pain control for patients with cancer in Africa
(Elsevier, 2020)It is of serious concern that there is a lack of focus on pain management in patients with cancer in Africa. Most patients with cancer present with advanced disease on diagnosis, experiencing moderate ... -
Level of agreement between objectively determined body composition and perceived body image in 6- To 8-year-old South African children- To Body Composition-Isotope Technique study
(Public Library of Science, 2020)To assess the level of agreement between body size self-perception and actual body size determined by body mass index (BMI) z-score and body fatness measured by the deuterium dilution method (DDM) in South African children ... -
“It might be a statistic to me, but every death matters.”: An assessment of facility-level maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response systems in four sub-Saharan African countries
(Public Library of Science, 2020)Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) systems aim to understand and address key contributors to maternal and perinatal deaths to prevent future deaths. From 2016–2017, the US Agency for International ... -
Descriptive epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria, 27 February-6 June, 2020
(Cambridge University Press, 2020)The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Nigeria with a view of generating evidence to enhance planning and response strategies. A national surveillance dataset between 27 February and 6 ... -
Drug-resistant tuberculosis patient care journeys in South Africa: A pilot study using routine laboratory data
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), 2020)hirteen districts in Eastern Cape (EC), KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Western Cape (WC) Provinces, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To pilot a methodology for describing and visualising healthcare journeys among drug-resistant tuberculosis ... -
Breastfeeding advice for reality: Women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High ... -
Accountability for SRHR in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Governments and international organisations are focused on COVID-19 crisis decision-making. As a result, global and national health governance contexts are changing dramatically, as are the social and political determinants ... -
Understanding and responding to prescribing patterns of sodium valproate-containing medicines in pregnant women and women of childbearing age in Western Cape, South Africa
(Springer Nature, 2020)Growing evidence of the teratogenic potential of sodium valproate (VPA) has changed prescribing practices across the globe; however, the impact of this research and the consequent dissemination of a Dear Health Care ... -
The effects of teen clubs on retention in HIV care among adolescents in Windhoek, Namibia
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are notably underserved by the national HIV programmes globally because of their unique needs. Of particular concern is limited access to and availability of adolescent-friendly ... -
The impact of differing frames on early stages of intersectoral collaboration: The case of the first 1000 days initiative in the Western Cape Province
(Springer Nature, 2020)While intersectoral collaboration is considered valuable and important for achieving health outcomes, there are few examples of successes. The literature on intersectoral collaboration suggests that success relies on a ... -
Unpacking vulnerability: towards language that advances understanding and resolution of social inequities in public health
(Springer Nature, 2020)Our attention was drawn to an important recent paper published in the journal Critical Public Health, which discusses the use (and misuse) of the word “vulnerable” in public health research and practice (Katz, Hardy, ... -
The survival of patients enrolled in a global direct-to-patient cancer medicine donation program: The Glivec International Patient Assistance Program (GIPAP)
(Elsevier, 2020)The Glivec International Patient Assistance Program (GIPAP) is a unique direct-to-patient program that provides imatinib (Glivec) at no cost to eligible patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with chronic ... -
Body image and the double burden of nutrition among South Africans from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds: SANHANES-1
(MDPI, 2020)This study investigated the associations between underweight, obesity and body image (BI) among 15+ year-old South Africans with diverse socio-demographic backgrounds. A cross-sectional survey and the analyses of data for ... -
The household economic burden of non-communicable diseases in 18 countries
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. In 2014, the United Nations committed to reducing premature mortality from NCDs, including by reducing the burden of healthcare costs. Since 2014, ... -
Opening the 'implementation black-box' of the user fee exemption policy for caesarean section in Benin: A realist evaluation
(Oxford University Press, 2020)To improve access to maternal health services, Benin introduced in 2009 a user fee exemption policy for caesarean sections. Similar to other low- and middle-income countries, its implementation showed mixed results. Our ... -
The crowded space of local accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: A case study of the South African health system
(Oxford University Press, 2020)Global and national accountability for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) is increasingly invoked as central to addressing preventable mortality and morbidity. Strategies of accountability for MNCH include policy ... -
Using an equity-based framework for evaluating publicly funded health insurance programmes as an instrument of UHC in Chhattisgarh State, India
(Springer Nature, 2020)Universal health coverage (UHC) has provided the impetus for the introduction of publicly funded health insurance (PFHI) schemes in the mixed health systems of India and many other low- and middle-income countries. There ...
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