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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, ...
Probability and amount of medicines expenditure according to health insurance status in Kenya: A household survey in eight counties
(Wiley, 2021)
National and county governments in Kenya
have introduced various health insurance schemes to protect households against financial hardship as a result of large
health expenditure. This study examines the relationship
between ...
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, ...
Development and testing of a composite index to monitor the continuum of maternal health service delivery at provincial and district level in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
The continuum of care is a recommended framework for comprehensive health service
delivery for maternal health, and it integrates health system and social determinants of
health. There is a current lack of knowledge on ...
Leveraging the photovoice methodology for critical realist theorizing
(SAGE Publications, 2020)
Photovoice is a visual research methodology that integrates images and words to encourage the exploration of the experiences,
perceptions, and meaning-making processes of individuals on various social phenomena. As a ...
What is Covid-19 teaching us about community health systems? A reflection from a rapid community-led mutual aid response in cape town, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2020)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed the wide gaps in South Africa’s formal social safety
net, with the country’s high levels of inequality, unemployment and poor public infrastructure combining ...
Aging with HIV: Increased risk of HIV comorbidities in older adults
(MDPI, 2022)
With improved access to antiretroviral treatment (ART), adults with HIV live longer to
reach older age. The number of older adults living with HIV is increasing steadily, giving rise to
a new population of interest in ...
The HIV epidemic in South Africa: Key findings from 2017 national population-based survey
(MDPI, 2022)
South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV worldwide. South Africa
has implemented five population-based HIV prevalence surveys since 2002 aimed at understanding
the dynamics and the trends of the ...
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 ...
‘We had to manage what we had on hand, in whatever way we could’: Adaptive responses in policy for decentralized drug-resistant tuberculosis care in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
In 2011, the South African National TB Programme launched a policy of decentralized management
of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in order to expand the capacity of facilities to treat patients
with DR-TB, minimize ...