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Wium, Lizemarie, Valerie Vannevel, and Salome Bothma. "Obstetric medical care and training in South Africa." Obstetric Medicine 12, no. 1 (2018): 27–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753495x18783610.

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Obstetric medicine as a speciality is yet to be developed in South Africa. South Africa is regarded as a developing country. The burden of HIV and metabolic syndrome creates a need for advanced maternal care. An increase has been noted in hypertension and gestational diabetes due to increasing maternal age and increasing prevalence of obesity. The South African National Committee on Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths’ 2015 Saving Mothers Report identified non-pregnancy-related infections as the leading cause of maternal deaths. Obstetric medicine care includes pre-conception, antepartum
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Viljoen, C. E. M. "MEDICAL CARE OF DETAINEES IN SOUTH AFRICA." Lancet 326, no. 8469-8470 (1985): 1428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(85)92595-4.

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Kandela, Peter. "MEDICAL CARE OF DETAINEES IN SOUTH AFRICA." Lancet 327, no. 8471 (1986): 45–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(86)91929-x.

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Vance, Michael A. "Conflicting Views in Narratives on HIV Transmission via Medical Care." Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 18 (January 1, 2019): 232595821882196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325958218821961.

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Molecular studies suggest that HIV arose in Africa between 1880 and 1940. During this period, there were campaigns by European colonial governments that involved unsterile injections of large numbers of Africans. That, along with other unsafe therapeutic interventions, may have propelled the evolution of HIV from SIV. Since subtype B in Africa may have been concentrated in white African homosexuals, it is possible that Westerners rather than Haitians introduced the virus to the New World. Amplification of HIV subtype B took place in Haiti, where transmission was facilitated by hazardous medica
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Joiner, Anjni, Austin Lee, Phindile Chowa, et al. "Access to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review." PLOS ONE 16, no. 6 (2021): e0252583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252583.

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Background Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems exist to reduce death and disability from life-threatening medical emergencies. Less than 9% of the African population is serviced by an emergency medical services transportation system, and nearly two-thirds of African countries do not have any known EMS system in place. One of the leading reasons for EMS utilization in Africa is for obstetric emergencies. The purpose of this systematic review is to provide a qualitative description and summation of previously described interventions to improve access to care for patients with maternal obste
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Bagayoko, C. O., A. Geissbuhler, and G. Bediang. "Medical Decision Support Systems in Africa." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 19, no. 01 (2010): 47–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638688.

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Summary Objective: To present an overview of the current state of computerbased medical decision support systems in Africa in the areas of public health, patient care, and consumer support. Methods: Scientific and gray literature reviews complemented by expert interviews. Results: Various domains of decision support are developed and deployed in Sub-Saharan Africa: public health information systems, clinical decision-support systems, and patient-centred decisionsupport systems. Conclusions: Until recently, most of these systems have been deployed by international organizations without a real o
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Urimubenshi, Gerard, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Jeanne N. Kagwiza, Olivia Wu, and Peter Langhorne. "Stroke care in Africa: A systematic review of the literature." International Journal of Stroke 13, no. 8 (2018): 797–805. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747493018772747.

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Background Appropriate systems of stroke care are important to manage the increasing death and disability associated with stroke in Africa. Information on existing stroke services in African countries is limited. Aim To describe the status of stroke care in Africa. Summary of review We undertook a systematic search of the published literature to identify recent (1 January 2006–20 June 2017) publications that described stroke care in any African country. Our initial search yielded 838 potential papers, of which 38 publications were eligible representing 14/54 African countries. Across the publi
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Mould-Millman, Nee-Kofi, Julia M. Dixon, Nana Sefa, et al. "The State of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems in Africa." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 32, no. 3 (2017): 273–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x17000061.

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AbstractIntroductionLittle is known about the existence, distribution, and characteristics of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems in Africa, or the corresponding epidemiology of prehospital illness and injury.MethodsA survey was conducted between 2013 and 2014 by distributing a detailed EMS system questionnaire to experts in paper and electronic versions. The questionnaire ascertained EMS systems’ jurisdiction, operations, finance, clinical care, resources, and regulatory environment. The discovery of respondents with requisite expertise occurred in multiple phases, including snowball sam
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DEACON, HARRIET. "MIDWIVES AND MEDICAL MEN IN THE CAPE COLONY BEFORE 1860." Journal of African History 39, no. 2 (1998): 271–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853798007191.

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Relatively little research has been done on the history of midwifery at the Cape, although there has lately been increasing interest in the social history of medicine, as well as in the history of abortion, rape, infanticide and motherhood in South Africa. One of the reasons for the dearth of research is the relative absence of women, especially black women, from the historical record. The archival record of what was called the Cape Colony during the early nineteenth century is rich enough to reveal something about women's history, however. The Cape was first settled by Europeans in 1652 under
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Kapumba, Blessings M., Nicola Desmond, and Janet Seeley. "What do we know about ancillary care practices in East and Southern Africa? A systematic review and meta-synthesis." Wellcome Open Research 6 (June 29, 2021): 164. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16858.1.

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Background: Despite growing calls for the provision of ancillary care to study participants during medical research, there remains a noticeable gap in ethical guidelines for medical researchers in resource-constrained settings (RCS). We reviewed recent studies to determine the extent to which ancillary care is provided in East and Southern Africa and to examine the ethical justifications researchers provide to support their views on ancillary care obligations. Methods: A systematic search for qualitative and mixed methods studies on ancillary care was conducted across MEDLINE, Embase, African
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Medical care – Africa"

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Loubser, Petrus Abel. "The future and sustainability of private medical care in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21186.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2007.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study provides an overview of the medical aid industry in South Africa and highlights the impact of the formation of the Council for Medical Schemes through the implementation of the Medical Schemes Act of 1998. The regulatory framework that governs the medical aids in South Africa is analysed. In this study. different medical aid funds are compared in terms of administration costs, required solvency levels and membership numbers relative to the acceptable industry averages. The main cost drivers of medical aid funds
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Sunyoto, Temmy. "Access to leishmaniasis care in Africa." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667473.

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Leishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by an obligate protozoan Leishmania and transmitted by sand flies. As a neglected tropical disease (NTD), leishmaniasis disproportionately affects the poorest populations and those living in rural, remote areas or conflict zones with limited or no access to health care. Manifesting in cutaneous, mucocutaneous or visceral symptoms, the diseases’ complexity and diversity across regions contribute to the challenges in the control efforts. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is fatal without treatment, and the indelible scars left by cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL)
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Dalmeyer, Johannes Paulus Franciscus. "A business model for medical subspecialty training in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3508.

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The shortage of healthcare workers and doctors in the developing world compared to the developed world is a problem, and will continue to be so, due to the continual migration of qualified professionals and the inability of the state to remedy these shortfalls. A shortage of healthcare workers and specialist doctors will seriously hamper the Government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) plan, as well as the sustainability of the private health care sector. In addition, the duration of medical training in South Africa is exceptionally long. The three major hospital groups and other private corpo
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Boyd, H. Glenn. "A model program for primary health care delivery in Ghana, West Africa, for the African Christian Hospitals Foundation (Churches of Christ)." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Coetzee, Francois. "A survey of wound care knowledge in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97230.

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Abstract Chronic wounds afflict millions worldwide, incurring significant health care costs and chronic suffering. Clinicians are often unsure about treatment, resulting in poor outcomes. Objective To determine the scope of knowledge possessed by fifth year medical students, general practitioners (GP’s) and surgical registrars, concerning chronic wound management. Design Cross sectional study Methods Deans of eight South African medical schools received letters requesting information regarding time devoted to wound-care training. Knowledge-based questionnaires were distributed to fin
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Ogundaini, Oluwamayowa Oaikhena. "Adoption and use of electronic healthcare information systems to support clinical care in public hospitals of the Western Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2417.

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Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.<br>In the Western Cape, South Africa, despite the prospective benefits that e-Health information systems (e-Health IS) offer to support the healthcare sector; there are limitations in terms of usability, functionality and peculiar socio-technical factors. Thus, healthcare professionals do not make the most use of the implemented e-Health IS. Unfortunately, explanations remain tentative and unclear, yet non-usage of the e-Health IS defeats the objectives of its adoption, in the sense that the plan to
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Van, Heerden Judith. "Prison health care in South Africa: a study of prison conditions, health care and medical accountability for the care of prisoners." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20890.

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This quantitative and qualitative study investigates the type and quality of health care and conditions of imprisonment that prevailed in some South African prisons in the late 1980s. It was inspired by political activists who were incarcerated, yet despite, or because of, the harsh conditions in prison persisted with their struggle for human rights. Appeals for the improvement of prison conditions which they submitted to the authorities are unique primary source documents. By implication, this survey adds value to their cause, for several issues examined in it had already been raised while th
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Hepburn, Mary Patricia. "An exploration of environmental understanding among primary health care providers in an Eastern Cape community." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003415.

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This study explores environmental understanding among the health care practitioners serving a rural community in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. During the preliminary phases of the research, the decision was made to adopt a participatory approach to the inquiry as far as was possible. Semi-structured interviews, participant observation and focus group discussions were the techniques chosen to focus the participants' thinking about: the meaning of environment, environmental issues and problems which impact on health, and, environmental education in practice. Comparisons between the
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Conradie, Nathan John. "A comparison of critical care transportation modules taught in bachelor's degrees in emergency medical care in South Africa." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32212.

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The aim of this literature review was to collect and appraise literature related to curricula in critical care transportation and retrieval, pre-hospital care, and aeromedical transportation. The search strategy was twofold. Firstly peer-reviewed published literature was sourced from established platforms. Secondly, grey literature was sourced from internet sources. An assessment of reliability and validity was performed on peer-reviewed literature in the appraisal process. The results of the literature review show that there is a paucity of literature describing critical care modules of pre-h
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Mostert-Phipps, Nicolette. "Health information technologies for improved continuity of care: a South African perspective." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1619.

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The fragmented nature of modern health care provision makes it increasingly difficult to achieve continuity of care. This is equally true in the context of the South African healthcare landscape. This results in a strong emphasis on the informational dimension of continuity of care which highlights the importance of the continuity of medical records. Paper-based methods of record keeping are inadequate to support informational continuity of care which leads to an increased interest in electronic methods of record keeping through the adoption of various Health Information Technologies (HITs). T
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Books on the topic "Medical care – Africa"

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Van Rensburg, H. C. J., ed. Health and health care in South Africa. Van Schaik Publishers, 2004.

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C, Nindi B., and National University of Lesotho, eds. Ethnomedicine in southern Africa. NUL Pub. House, National University of Lesotho, 1993.

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Allison, Beattie, and Economic Development Institute (Washington, D.C.), eds. Sustainable health care financing in Southern Africa: Papers from an EDI health policy seminar held in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 1996. World Bank, 1998.

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South Africa. Department of National Health and Population Development. A new health dispensation for South Africa. Dept. of National Health and Population Development, 1992.

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H. C. J. Van Rensburg. Health care in South Africa: Structure and dynamics. Academica, 1992.

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Hunt, Nancy Rose. Suturing new medical histories of Africa. Lit, 2011.

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Quaye, Randolph. Underdevelopment and health care in Africa: The Ghanaian experience. Mellen University Press, 1996.

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South Africa. Department of National Health and Population Development. A new dispensation: Health plan for South Africa. Dept. of National Health and Population Development, 1986.

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1954-, Kalipeni Ezekiel, and Thiuri Philip, eds. Cultural and demographic aspects of health care in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. IAAS Publishers, 1997.

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Mwabu, Germano M. Financing health services in Africa: An assessment of alternative approaches. World Bank, 1990.

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Amzat, Jimoh, and Oliver Razum. "Medical Pluralism: Traditional and Modern Health Care." In Medical Sociology in Africa. Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03986-2_10.

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Kale, Dinar, Smita Srinivas, and Geoffrey Banda. "Emerging Business Models in Cancer Diagnostic Startups in India and Lessons for African Countries." In Cancer Care in Pandemic Times: Building Inclusive Local Health Security in Africa and India. Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44123-3_9.

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AbstractThis chapter examines three innovative medical devices and diagnostics startups in India with potential for improving cancer care in low-resource health systems. The chapter describes and discusses their business model adaptations to India’s complex cancer care markets, and shows how early stage financial support, from government schemes, financial institutions, universities and venture capital, is instrumental in supporting entrepreneurship. However, firms struggle to capture value in later stages of technology commercialisation because of a lack of last-mile investment, medical culture and barriers to accessing the public healthcare market. Implications are drawn for industrial support in African contexts.
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Struthers, Don. "An Overview of Primary Health Care in South Africa and the Effect of Medical Aid Insurance on Private Practitioners." In System Analysis of Ambulatory Care in Selected Countries. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93341-7_3.

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Ratschiller Nasim, Linda Maria. "The Colonial Space of Knowledge: The Medical Mission in West Africa, Imperial Entanglements and Colonial Cleanliness." In Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27128-1_4.

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AbstractThe increasing expansion and intensity of European imperialism overseas produced new knowledge on purity, health and cleanliness, which affected the development of hygiene. This chapter begins by exploring the Basel Mission’s activities on the Gold Coast since 1828 and in Cameroon since 1885, which included far-reaching economic, social and medical policies. The involvement of the Basel Mission in delivering health care to the population in West Africa was increasingly valued by imperial policy-makers. There was a marked shift between 1885 and 1914 from an initial emphasis on the health and survival of white colonists to the teaching of hygiene to the resident population in the colonies, ostensibly for their own benefit. The improvement of “indigenous hygiene”—as it was referred to during the colonial period before World War I—became a key concern of colonial governments in Africa around 1900, for both economic and cultural reasons. The tropics provided a setting in which the Basel Mission doctors not only gained scientific reputation but also political authority.
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McCulloch, Jock, and Pavla Miller. "Identifying Risk and Compensating Tuberculosis: 1916–1957." In Mining Gold and Manufacturing Ignorance. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8327-6_4.

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AbstractDriven by concerns of the white Mine Workers Union, South Africa was the first state to compensate for silicosis and tuberculosis as occupational diseases. The Acts were woven around the binary pairing of miners (whites) and native labourers (blacks). That device enabled legislators to racialise the labour laws without mentioning race. This chapter traces the development of thorough medical examinations, comprehensive health care and a generous compensation system for whites, alongside a system designed to prevent the employment of men who already developed lung disease and to minimise compensation for the (black) majority of the workforce. Having reluctantly agreed to compensate tuberculosis, the Chamber of Mines was relentless in opposing the many critics who argued that the mines were a source of infection. As the critics reiterated, dust exposure created a pool of infected men who were repatriated to rural areas where little or no biomedical care was available. The low wages offered by the mines impoverished labour-sending communities, and this in turn created the ideal social setting for infection to take hold and to spread. Finally, because most infected miners did not receive compensation, their home communities were further impoverished by having to care for men who were no longer able to work.
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Reed, Wornie, Ronnie Dunn, and Kay Colby. "Increasing Cultural Competency Among Medical Care Providers." In Handbook of African American Health. Springer New York, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9616-9_15.

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Mejri, Nesrine, Haifa Rachdi, Lotfi Kochbati, and Hamouda Boussen. "General Oncology Care in Tunisia." In Cancer in the Arab World. Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7945-2_18.

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AbstractTunisia is the smallest country in the Maghreb region, in terms of square and the third in terms of population. It has homogeneous health coverage and an efficient primary care structure. Medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiotherapy, pediatric oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation are provided to all geographic regions and practiced according to the national (scientific societies of medical oncology, radiotherapy, and surgical oncology) and international guidelines. Clinical trials and translational research are encouraged despite limited resources. The quality of care provided in public and private oncology structures involves not only nationals, but also Libyan and African citizens. Continuous medical education is sustained by authorities and scientific societies, as well as scientific publications and translational research.
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Adedeji, Ahmed Adebowale, Iretomiwa Emmanuel Talabi, and Farouk Oladoja. "Alternative Medicine in Health Care: Is the Time not Now to Standardize African Phytomedicine to Indigenize Health Care and Create Entrepreneurial Opportunities?" In Medical Entrepreneurship. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6696-5_17.

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McCulloch, Jock, and Pavla Miller. "Tuberculosis, Malnutrition and Mining in South Africa: 1903–1960." In Mining Gold and Manufacturing Ignorance. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8327-6_7.

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AbstractTuberculosis became a notifiable disease in the Cape in 1907, and throughout the South African Union under the Public Health Act of 1919. The Act, which was designed to limit infection among whites, introduced programmes for early diagnosis, treatment and notification, as well as improved housing, sanitation and education. It also established dispensaries, sanatoria and farm colonies. There was no parallel programme for the majority of South Africans. By mid-twentieth century, the tuberculosis death rate among whites in South Africa was lower than in most European countries and was falling. However, the limited data suggested that the death rates among non-Europeans were disturbingly high. Over several decades, a range of medical officers and commissions of enquiry warned about a looming tuberculosis crisis, but there was no public health response, whether in the form of programmes to tackle malnutrition, diagnosing and treating those infected with tuberculosis or collecting relevant statistics. Effective treatment of tuberculosis, which should have—but did not—completely changed the management of the disease on the mines, became available in the 1950s. The failure to take advantage of the new drugs made the mines’ determination to externalise costs even more visible.
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Onyejegbu, Laeticia N. "Challenges of Integrating AI Ethics into Higher Education Curricula in West Africa: Nigerian Universities Narrative." In AI Ethics in Higher Education: Insights from Africa and Beyond. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23035-6_5.

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AbstractArtificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming pervasive. It is also an exciting field because it is making our lives much better, by doing most of the work for us. For example, driving our cars, medical jobs, accounting jobs, all sorts of jobs.
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Conference papers on the topic "Medical care – Africa"

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Er, Sebnem. "Spatial Distribution of Health Care Facilities in City of Cape Town, South Africa." In CARMA 2023 - 5th International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics. Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/carma2023.2023.16482.

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Health care in South Africa is the fourth largest item of government expenditure. Most South Africans do not have medical insurance and therefore seek medical care from public health care facilities such as public hospitals, clinics and community day centres. In City of Cape Town (CoCT), in 2016 there were 149 health care facilities and in 2023 this number increased to 160 facilities with an annual growth rate of 1.19%. The population in 2016 was 4 million and in 2021 it is estimated as approximately 4.76 million which indicates an annual growth rate of 3.5% between 2016 and 2021. The annual g
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Wong, Jan Man, Arvind Kumar, and Andy Parrish. "148 Buffalo city and amathole medical support initiative: quality improvement via collaborative care and education in South Africa." In Leaders in Healthcare Conference, 17–20 November 2020. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/leader-2020-fmlm.148.

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Amrani, M., R. Tullet, B. Sandler, N. Duarte, H. Mutubuki, and M. How. "The Covid-19 nurse aide programme in southern Africa: improving provision of basic patient care on Covid-19 wards." In MSF Scientific Days International 2022. MSF-USA, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.57740/t5h3-qe92.

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INTRODUCTION During the second wave of Covid-19 in January 2021 in Lesotho, MSF carried out an exploratory assessment at hospitals providing care for Covid-19 patients. We observed healthcare teams were understaffed and overworked, with an absence of nurse aides or patient care assistants to provide basic care (helping patients to eat and drink, dress, toilet, changing bed linen). Hence nurses and medical doctors would prioritise skilled tasks, such as medication administration, over more basic care, normally performed by nurse aides. Such basic care is essential to patient experience. quality
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Ogechi, Nnenna Okereke, Rosa Maria Ortega, Dr. Ramos, and Philomena Akpoveso Oke-Oghene. "Prevalence of Depression Among Medical Students Of The American International University, West Africa." In 28th iSTEAMS Multidisciplinary Research Conference AIUWA The Gambia. Society for Multidisciplinary and Advanced Research Techniques - Creative Research Publishers, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22624/aims/isteams-2021/v28n2p13.

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Background: Depression is one of the major mental disorders experienced by people of various age groups and works of life all over the world. Those in the medical field are not excluded. With the intense training and high level of physical, mental and emotional demands placed on medical students, they tend to become depressed. This not only affects their learning process or overall academic performance; it also affects them professionally in the future, which in turn would lead to compromise in patient care. In The Gambia, there is a lack of data on the prevalence of depression and the impacts
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Pasquier, E., P. Lissouba, AM Moore, et al. "High severity of abortion complications in fragile and conflict-affected settings: AMoCo, a mixed-methods cross-sectional study in two referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa." In MSF Scientific Day International 2023. MSF-USA, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.57740/pq3n-my95.

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INTRODUCTION Abortion-related complications are one of the five main causes of maternal mortality. However, research about abortion is very limited in fragile and conflict-affected settings. We aimed to describe the severity of abortion-related complications and contributing factors in two MSF-supported referral hospitals; one in a rural setting, northern Nigeria, and one in the capital city, Bangui, in the Central African Republic (CAR). METHODS This cross-sectional mixed-methods study included four components: 1) a clinical study using prospective review of medical records for women presenti
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Noko, Ofentse, Ariel Lashansky, Giancarlo Beukes, and Sudesh Sivarasu. "An Open Source Biometric Patient Identification System for Low Resource Setting." In 2017 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/dmd2017-3477.

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It is estimated that as many as 1.5 billion people globally do not possess any form of identification [1]. Most of these people currently live in Africa and Asia. The lack of identification prevents them from accessing the basic rights and services afforded to them. In healthcare, proof of identity is required to access basic health services, and accurately monitor one’s diagnosis and treatment. This enables health care facilities to provide quality services. Without any identification, governments and development organisations cannot cater to the basic needs of these individuals. This is a ke
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Pullen, Stacey Leigh Lillian. "Risk Factors Associated with Premature Birth at a District Hospital in Bisho, Eastern Cape." In 3rd International Nutrition and Dietetics Scientific Conference. KENYA NUTRITIONISTS AND DIETICIANS INSTITUTE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.57039/jnd-conf-abt-2023-m.i.y.c.n.h.p-33.

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Introduction and background: At least 23 000 new-born babies in South Africa die annually, 45% due to preterm-related complications or the lack of proper healthcare. Prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under five years old with at least 2.5 million preterm infants dying globally each year. What is more, is that greater disparity in mortality is being seen between rich and poor countries. Knowledge of the contributing and causative factors of prematurity within a community can help address modifiable risk factors and create vigilance and awareness around the non-modifiable ris
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Solomos, A., AM Musa, J. Mbui, et al. "Efficacy and safety of 14-day treatment with paromomycin and miltefosine for primary visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa: non-inferiority trial." In MSF Scientific Day International 2023. MSF-USA, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.57740/y4z2-pq54.

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INTRODUCTION The parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is most commonly caused by Leishmania donovani in eastern Africa, currently the region with highest burden worldwide. Current treatment for VL comprises the combination of sodium stibogluconate and paromomycin, SSG/PM; this is toxic, painful, and requires hospitalisation and daily injections. Treatments are urgently needed that are safe, effective, and appropriate for use in remote areas. METHODS We conducted a phase III open-label randomised non-inferiority trial in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. The trial used a parallel-arm
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Mfono, Zitandile Hlombekazi. "Indigenous Vegetable Knowledge and Intake among Hypertensive Adults at a Clinic in a Township in Gqeberha, South Africa." In 3rd International Nutrition and Dietetics Scientific Conference. KENYA NUTRITIONISTS AND DIETICIANS INSTITUTE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.57039/jnd-conf-abt-2023-i.d.e.f.s.p-20.

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Background: The consumption of indigenous vegetables among adults living in peri-urban South African areas have declined considerably mainly due to nutrition transition and the loss of indigenous knowledge. Elderly African women are the main holders of indigenous vegetable knowledge. African women living in peri-urban areas have been reported as consuming inadequate vegetable intake and are at a high risk for non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as hypertension. African leafy vegetables may significantly contribute to meet the dietary guidelines recommendations for adequate vegetable intake wh
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Sarwar, Sumaiya, Michael T. Kemp, Sha'Shonda L. Revels, et al. "Abstract 4684: Medical providers perceive a lack of trust in the medical system leads to suboptimal esophageal cancer care for African American patients." In Proceedings: AACR Annual Meeting 2014; April 5-9, 2014; San Diego, CA. American Association for Cancer Research, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2014-4684.

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Khanna, Renu, Shreelata Rao Seshadri, V. Srinidhi, et al. What Works? Integrating gender into Government Health programmes in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Case Study Summary Report: Gender integration in medical education in Maharashtra and other states (India). United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.37941/rr/2023/4.

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This case study focuses on the integration of gender issues in medical education in Maharashtra, India, and its expansion to other states. The programme was selected as a promising practice because it addresses the integration of gender perspectives into medical education, recognised as vital for enhancing the competence of medical and healthcare professionals, enabling them to provide effective, culturally sensitive healthcare that promotes gender equity in health and improves wellbeing (House et al. 2021). Based on in-depth analyses of interviews and published materials, it documents and ana
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Roberts, Tony, Judy Gitahi, Patrick Allam, et al. Mapping the Supply of Surveillance Technologies to Africa: Case Studies from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia. Institute of Development Studies, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ids.2023.027.

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African governments are spending over 1US$bn per year on digital surveillance technologies which are being used without adequate legal protections in ways that regularly violate citizens’ fundamental human rights. This report documents which companies, from which countries, are supplying which types of surveillance technology to African governments. Without this missing detail, it is impossible to adequately design measures to mitigate and overcome illegal surveillance and violations of human rights. Since the turn of the century, we have witnessed a digitalisation of surveillance that has ena
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Norris, Adele. Thesis review: The storytellers: Identity narratives by New Zealand African youth – participatory visual methodological approach to situating identity, migration and representation by Makanaka Tuwe. Unitec ePress, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/thes.revw4318.

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This fascinating and original work explores the experiences of third-culture children of African descent in New Zealand. The term ‘third-culture kid’ refers to an individual who grows up in a culture different from the culture of their parents. Experiences of youth of African descent is under-researched in New Zealand. The central research focus explores racialised emotions internalised by African youth that are largely attributed to a lack of positive media representation of African and/or black youth, coupled with daily experiences of micro-aggressions and structural racism. In this respect,
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Curry Josef, Jennifer, Arlene B. Galvez, Johanna Riha, and Zaida Orth. What Works? Integrating gender into Government Health programmes in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Case study summary report: Gender integration in Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (Philippines). United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.37941/rr/2023/6.

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This case focuses on how gender integration was embedded within the practices and administration of a tertiary hospital in the Philippines. The programme was selected as a promising practice because BGHMC stands out as an example of how to address gender inequalities and improve cultural competence. Based on in-depth analyses of interviews and published materials, it examines the contextual factors that gave rise to the institutionalisation of gender integration in BGHMC, the enabling factors and challenges encountered, outcomes achieved, and lessons learned, including those that might be tran
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Yatsymirska, Mariya. Мова війни і «контрнаступальна» лексика у стислих медійних текстах. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vjo.2023.52-53.11742.

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The article examines the language of the russian-ukrainian war of the 21st century based on the materials of compressed media texts; the role of political narratives and psychological-emotional markers in the creation of new lexemes is clarified; the verbal expression of forecasts of ukrainian and foreign analysts regarding the course of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine is shown. Compressed media texts reflect the main meanings of the language of the russian-ukrainian war in relation to the surrounding world. First of all, the media vocabulary was supplemented with neologisms – aggressi
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Integrating STI/HIV services into existing MCH/FP programs. Population Council, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh1998.1003.

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The presence of certain STIs increases the risk of the sexual transmission of HIV. Thus, controlling STIs can reduce the incidence of HIV. Almost all women in the East and Southern African regions attend MCH/FP clinics regularly, and recent surveys have shown that the prevalence levels of many STIs, including HIV, can be high for women seeking FP and antenatal services, even though they are frequently asymptomatic. MCH/FP services are provided by medically trained staff with many of the same skills needed for managing STIs. Consequently, several MCH/FP programs have started looking for ways to
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The female condom in Zimbabwe: The interplay of research, advocacy, and government action. Population Council, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/hiv1999.1000.

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During the past decade, a significant increase in reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe prompted the government, local organizations, and international donors to intensify prevention efforts. As part of this response, in November 1996 Zimbabwe’s National AIDS Coordinating Programme invited Population Services International to launch a social marketing program to promote the female condom, making this protective device widely available for the first time in Africa. After an acceptability study showed that Zimbabwean men and women liked using the female condom, leaders of these organizations en
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