A5103197295- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Global Security and Public Health
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Sports Performance and Training
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health Workforce Issues
University of the Western Cape
2020-2023
Kigali Independent University
2021
Background Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four ‘colliding epidemics’ of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness mental health, injury violence, maternal, neonatal, child mortality, which have had substantial effects on health well-being. Using data from 2019 Global Burden Diseases, Injuries Risk Factors Study (GBD 2019), we evaluated national provincial trends progress towards important Sustainable Development Goal targets 1990 to 2019. Methods We analysed GBD estimates...
In South Africa, there is a need to clarify the human resources for health policy on family physicians (FPs) and ensure that educational systems are well aligned in terms of production employment FPs.To analyse resource situation with regard medicine Africa evaluate requirements future.A retrospective review Health Professions Council Africa's (HPCSA) database registered practitioners from 2002 until 2019. Additional data were obtained African Academy Family Physicians published research.A...
During the COVID-19 crisis in Africa, several contradictory discourses have tried to predict how continent will experience pandemic. Based on a qualitative approach, this article goes beyond generalized and arbitrary predictions analyzes three countries Great Lakes region of Africa managed We first analyze which measures respective governments – their decentralized authorities taken. also up extend international prescriptions as propagated by World Health Organization influenced choices....
Abstract Background Increasing feminization of medical professions is well-acknowledged. However, this does not always equate to equitable representation women within medicine, regarding their socio-demographic indicators, regions, sectors and fields practice. Thus, paper quantifies the gap in supply female doctors relation demand, towards reaching different gender equity scenarios. Methods A retrospective review Health Professions Council South Africa’s (HPCSA) database on registered...