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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
(PlOS ONE, 2018)
Globally the number of people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen significantly over the last few decades. Aligned to this is a growing use of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver T2DM self-management ...
Addressing social determinants of health in South Africa: the journey continues
(Health Systems Trust (HST), 2017)
With the recent change from the Millennium Development Goals to
the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals, the focus of the global
development agenda is expanding: there is attention on a broader set of
social determinants ...
Critiquing the response to the Ebola epidemic through a Primary Health Care Approach
(BioMed Central, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The 2014/2015 West Africa Ebola epidemic has caused the global public health community to
engage in difficult self-reflection. First, it must consider the part it played in relation to an important public
health ...
Advancing the agenda on noncommunicable diseases: prevention and management at community level
(Health Systems Trust (HST), 2017)
South Africa is experiencing an increase in the prevalence of non-communicable
diseases (NCDs), which imposes a heavy burden on healthcare services. The
South African government has made great strides towards management ...
Leadership and the functioning of maternal health services in two rural district hospitals in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2018)
Maternal mortality remains high in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, despite over 90% of pregnant
women utilizing maternal health services. A recent survey showed wide variation in performance
among districts in the ...
Independent and interactive effects of HIV infection, clinical stage and other comorbidities on survival of children treated for severe malnutrition in rural South Africa: A retrospective multicohort study
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND. There is still limited to no evidence on the independent and interactive effects of HIV infection, disease stage, baseline
disease severity and other important comorbidities on mortality risk among young ...
Exploring multiple job holding practices of academics in public health training institutions from three sub-Saharan Africa countries: drivers, impact, and regulation
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
BACKGROUND: The paper examines external multiple job holding practices in public health training institutions based in prominent public universities in three sub-Saharan Africa countries (Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mozambique).
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Is the Alma Ata vision of comprehensive primary health care viable? Findings from an international project
(Co-Action Publishing, 2014)
BACKGROUND: The 4-year (2007 2011) Revitalizing Health for All international research program (http://www.
globalhealthequity.ca/projects/proj_revitalizing/index.shtml) supported 20 research teams located in 15 ...
Coverage of child health services in rural districts of Ethiopia with the health services extension program
(Academic Journals, 2015)
Improving access to health care services has been advocated widely since the Declaration of Alma-Ata. Despite the efforts to realize this in Ethiopia, it is only in the year 2003 that the intention to take the package of ...
The impact of HIV infection and disease stage on the rate of weight gain and duration of refeeding and treatment in severely malnourished children in rural South African hospitals
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Evidence of the effects of HIV infection and clinical stage on the duration of refeeding and treatment (DRT) and the rate of weight
gain (RWG) in severely malnourished children remains inconclusive.
OBJECTIVES: ...