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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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Loewenberg, Samuel. "Medical missionaries deliver faith and health care in Africa." Lancet 373, no. 9666 (2009): 795–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(09)60462-1.

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Niyitunga, Eric Blanco. "current and potential role of blockchain-based technology in managing medical records in Africa." Digital Policy Studies 1, no. 1 (2022): 52–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/dps.v1i1.1253.

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Accurate and well-managed medical records play a major role in high-quality health care. They are a valuable asset that allows hospitals to treat patients in an effective and efficient way. They also play an important role in health care governance, providing evidence in court cases between patients and hospitals. However, in Africa, medical records are not given much academic attention. Good record-keeping has been hampered by a poor management, as well as a lack of trained personnel who understand how to record and keep these records. This study is aimed at exploring the utilisation of block

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Sehularo, Leepile Alfred. "A relevant practical course for mental health care providers in South Africa." International Journal of Scientific Reports 2, no. 8 (2016): 210. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20162811.

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<p>The South African Mental Health Care Actdefines mental health care provider as a person providing mental health care services to mental health care users and includes mental health care practitioners. Mental health care practitioner means a nurse, psychiatrist or registered medical practitioner, psychologist, occupational therapist or social worker who has been trained at an accredited institution to provide prescribed mental health care, treatment and rehabilitation services. For a South African mental health provider to render high-quality mental health care, treatment and rehabilit

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Sobuwa, Simpiwe. "SAJPEC: A new dawn for pre-hospital emergency care in South Africa." South African Journal of Pre-hospital Emergency Care 1, no. 1 (2020): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.24213/1-1-4167.

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The South African pre-hospital setting has made remarkable progress since the development of emergency care short courses more than three decades ago. The profession has moved from boxtype ambulances staffed with ambulance drivers to well-equipped emergency response vehicles and ambulance aircraft staffed with paramedics with professional degrees.1 Paramedics are now in a position to enroll for a Doctoral degree in emergency medical care or equivalent, a first for the African continent.1 Having paramedics with postgraduate qualifications means that there is an opportunity for research output e

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Jinabhai, Champak C., Hoosen M. Coovadia, and Salim S. Abdool-Karim. "Socio-Medical Indicators of Health in South Africa." International Journal of Health Services 16, no. 1 (1986): 163–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/jtnm-2d1h-8tk8-63dv.

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Socio-medical indicators developed by WHO for monitoring progress towards Health-for-All have been adapted to reveal, clearly and objectively, the devastating impact of state planning based on an outmoded immoral and unscientific philosophy of race superiority in South Africa on the health of the disenfranchised majority within the context of social and economic discrimination; Health policy indicators confirm that the government is committed to three options (Bantustans, A New Constitution, and A Health Services Facilities Plan) all of which are inconsistent with the attainment of Health-for-

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J Hancock, Canaan, Hissein Breme, Jan P Mazur, Keerthana Chintalapati, Andrew Hashikawa, and Eric Kroner. "Traditional bone setting and trauma care in South-Eastern Chad." African Health Sciences 22, no. 2 (2022): 612–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i2.70.

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Background: Traditional bonesetters are the main providers of fracture treatment and trauma care in much of Africa. However, there is a paucity of literature on bonesetters in Chad. Objectives: Our study sought to investigate Chadian bonesetter practices, their relationship to the community, and the complex local perspectives on trauma care in Am Timan, Chad. Methods: Thirty-three semi-structured interviews were conducted with community members, traditional bonesetters, and physicians in Am Timan using a constructivist grounded theory approach. Responses were coded, categorized, an

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Chu, Lisa W., Jamie Ritchey, Susan S. Devesa, Sabah M. Quraishi, Hongmei Zhang, and Ann W. Hsing. "Prostate Cancer Incidence Rates in Africa." Prostate Cancer 2011 (2011): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/947870.

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African American men have among the highest prostate cancer incidence rates in the world yet rates among their African counterparts are unclear. In this paper, we compared reported rates among black men of Sub-Saharan African descent using data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program for 1973–2007. Although population-based data in Africa are quite limited, the available data from IARC showed that rates among blacks were highest in the East (10.7–38.1 per 100,000 man-years, age-adjusted wo

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Uebel, Kerry E., Carl Lombard, Gina Joubert, et al. "Integration of HIV Care into Primary Care in South Africa." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 63, no. 3 (2013): e94-e100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0b013e318291cd08.

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Tsvetkov, Eduard. "Soviet Doctors in Tropical Africa in the 1960s and Early 1970s (Based on Materials from the AVP RF, RGAE and RGASPI)." ISTORIYA 13, no. 3 (113) (2022): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.18254/s207987840020260-5.

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This article is devoted to the development of the Soviet-African relations in the line of health care and the experience of Soviet doctors in some countries of tropical Africa in the 1960s — early 1970s. They were thousands of kilometers away from home together with a huge number of other specialists of different profiles in the framework of the USSR unified strategy towards the friendly countries of the African continent to implement joint projects and help the young states in Africa. This article is based on materials from federal archives (AVP RF, RGAE, RGASPI) that have preserved informati

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Luiz, J., and M. Wessels. "Changes in the provision of health care in South Africa." South African Journal of Business Management 35, no. 3 (2004): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v35i3.657.

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Health care in South Africa is undergoing substantial changes with rising pressure on both the public and private sectors. Medical inflation has been soaring rendering healthcare increasingly unaffordable and medical schemes have had to adapt their traditional business models. This paper looks at the current structure of the healthcare market; it examines the new legislation introduced by government, and assesses future directions of healthcare in South Africa.

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Leavitt, Sarah V., Karen R. Jacobson, Elizabeth J. Ragan, et al. "Decentralized Care for Rifampin-Resistant Tuberculosis, Western Cape, South Africa." Emerging Infectious Diseases 27, no. 3 (2021): 728–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.203204.

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Grishina, Nina. "Western and Traditional African Medicine in the Fight Against Tropical Diseases in Africa." Uchenie zapiski Instituta Afriki RAN 67, no. 2 (2024): 186–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.31132/2412-5717-2024-67-2-186-196.

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Based on the intensity of infection and the severity of tropical diseases in patients, epidemiologists attribute many regions of the African continent to being the most problematic in the world. The wide prevalence of tropical diseases has a negative impact not only on the health of the local population but also on the incomes of some sectors of the economy, in particular, trade and tourism. However, to date, almost no state in Sub-Saharan Africa has its own full-fledged system of epidemiological control and the provision of adequate assistance to those in need. The vast majority of the rural

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Luyirika, E., and F. Kiyange. "A Regional Palliative Care Entity Working With a Host Government to Facilitate Exchange Visits From Across Africa to Improve Access to Controlled Medicines for Cancer Patients." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (2018): 164s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.17300.

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Background and context: The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) is a pan-African palliative care organization hosted in Uganda but supporting initiatives to integrate palliative care into national health systems across Africa. Uganda hosts one of the oldest cancer units in Africa and also reconstitutes its own oral liquid morphine to reduce barriers and cost of access to pain control for patients. Aim: The aim of this effort is to expose government officials and other NGOs from other African countries to best practices in oral morphine manufacture, distribution and access to controlled

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Gisselquist, David, Richard Rothenberg, John Potterat, and Ernest Drucker. "HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa not explained by sexual or vertical transmission." International Journal of STD & AIDS 13, no. 10 (2002): 657–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/095646202760326390.

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An expanding body of evidence challenges the conventional hypothesis that sexual transmission is responsible for more than 90% of adult HIV infections in Africa. Differences in epidemic trajectories across Africa do not correspond to differences in sexual behaviour. Studies among African couples find low rates of heterosexual transmission, as in developed countries. Many studies report HIV infections in African adults with no sexual exposure to HIV and in children with HIV-negative mothers. Unexplained high rates of HIV incidence have been observed in African women during antenatal and postpar

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Oyebola, F. O. "Communication Issues and Challenges of Information Sharing, Care Plans and Treatment Modalities for Cancer Patients and Families Accessing Hospice and Palliative Care Services in Nigeria and South Africa." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (2018): 106s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.24600.

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Background: The recent upsurge in the prevalence of cancer cases in Nigeria and other African countries is fast becoming a great challenge for the clinicians and urgently required holistic interventions. Most patients (60%–70%) usually present at an advanced incurable stage. Communication issues such as breaking bad news, discussions around treatment options, prognosis and advance care plans are often neglected. Cancer diagnosis is often synonymous to a death sentence and inadequate knowledge about disease trajectories and information sharing with patients and their families is often responsib

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Gisselquist, D. "Denialism undermines AIDS prevention in sub-Saharan Africa." International Journal of STD & AIDS 19, no. 10 (2008): 649–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2008.008180.

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Some denialists, widely reviled, contend that HIV does not cause AIDS. Other denialists, widely respected, contend that HIV transmits so poorly through trace blood exposures that iatrogenic infections are rare. This second group of denialists has had a corrosive effect on public health and HIV programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. Guided by this second group of denialists, no African government has investigated unexplained HIV infections. Denialists have withheld and ignored research findings showing that non-sexual risks account for substantial proportions of HIV infections in Africa. Denialists

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Pickering, Ashley E., Petrus Malherbe, Joan Nambuba, Corey B. Bills, Emilie Calvello Hynes, and Brian Rice. "Clinical emergency care quality indicators in Africa: a scoping review and data summary." BMJ Open 13, no. 5 (2023): e069494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069494.

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ObjectivesEmergency care services are rapidly expanding in Africa; however, development must focus on quality. The African Federation of Emergency Medicine consensus conference (AFEM-CC)-based quality indicators were published in 2018. This study sought to increase knowledge of quality through identifying all publications from Africa containing data relevant to the AFEM-CC process clinical and outcome quality indicators.DesignWe conducted searches for general quality of emergency care in Africa and for each of 28 AFEM-CC process clinical and five outcome clinical quality indicators individuall

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Luyirika, E., and F. Kiyange. "Engaging Health Ministers to Integrate Palliative Care Into National Health Systems in Africa." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (2018): 165s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.17200.

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Background and context: The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) is a pan-African entity aiming to strengthen health systems in Africa by integrating palliative care for life threatening illnesses. Africa has 54 states and 1.2 billion people with high burdens of cancer, HIV and other infectious and NDCs for which palliative care is needed. Most of them lack national palliative care policies, palliative care delivery system, access to controlled medicines and radiotherapy for treatment or palliation of cancer. Aim: The aim was for APCA to gather ministers of health from Africa to be infor

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Ekenze, Sebastian O., Okechukwu O. Onumaegbu, and Okechukwu E. Nwankwo. "The Current Status of International Partnerships for Child Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa." International Surgery 99, no. 5 (2014): 616–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.9738/intsurg-d-13-00244.1.

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Abstract Disparity still exists in the surgical care between sub-Saharan Africa and developed countries. Several international initiatives have been undertaken in the past decades to address the disparity. This study looks at the impact of these programs in child surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa. Review of electronic databases Medline and African Index Medicus on international partnerships for child surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa was undertaken. Four types of international initiatives were identified and consist of periodic medical missions; partnerships between foreign medical institutions or cha

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Bae, Crystal, Jennifer L. Pigoga, Megan Cox, et al. "Evaluating emergency care capacity in Africa: an iterative, multicountry refinement of the Emergency Care Assessment Tool." BMJ Global Health 3, no. 5 (2018): e001138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001138.

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Healthcare facilities in low-income and middle-income countries lack an objective measurement tool to assess emergency care capacity. The African Federation for Emergency Medicine developed the Emergency Care Assessment Tool (ECAT) to fulfil this function. The ECAT assesses the provision of key medical interventions (signal functions) that emergency units (EUs) should be able to perform to adequately treat six common, life-threatening conditions (sentinel conditions). We describe the piloting and refinement of the ECAT, to improve usability and context-appropriateness. We undertook iterative,

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Mbanya, D. N., S. Diop, A. N. Ndoumba Mintya, and M. El Kiaby. "Hemophilia care in Africa: Status and challenges." Transfusion Clinique et Biologique 28, no. 2 (2021): 158–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tracli.2021.01.008.

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Makhubele, KC. "Breaking free from medical aid rates: empowering dentists to provide high quality dental services in South Africa." South African Dental Journal 78, no. 02 (2023): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sadj.v78i02.16140.

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Dental care is vital to overall health and wellness. There is a myriad of challenges that health practitioners face when dealing with medical schemes/third-party funders. To address some of these challenges, some South African dentists accept medical aid rates for their services, to make their lives, and those of their patients’ lives somewhat easier. In this piece, however, we argue that dentists in South Africa should set their own fees rather than rely on medical aid rates. Initially, the price of dental care varies widely based on the necessary treatment. While calculating their rates, den

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Lokossou, Virgil Kuassi, Sedjro Onesime Catraye, and Lionel Sogbossi. "Building National Emergency Medical Teams in West Africa: Lessons Learnt and Challenges (2017-2022)." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 37, S2 (2022): s56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x22001558.

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Background/Introduction:The World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Initiative is an important mechanism for strengthening surge capacities for clinical care during public health emergencies (PHE) in West Africa. To enhance preparedness, response capacity, and resilience, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) helps countries to establish, manage, and strengthen essential EMT capacities with other partners.Objectives:We describe the EMT capacity-building experience in West Africa and highlight gaps and lessons learnt.Method/Description:We conducted a descriptive, cro

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Editor, SAFPJ. "Proposal of the Commitee for the General Practice of the Medical and Dental Professional Board: The future of the family medicine." South African Family Practice 45, no. 6 (2003): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v45i6.1928.

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In the light of the transformation of the health care sciences in South Africa with a shift towards primary care and the consequent requirements of change in health care delivery, as well as the changing health care requirements of the population, this committee decided to pursue its mandate of improving general practice in South Africa by initiating a project on how training for general and family practice should be changed to meet these needs.

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Rubagumya, Fidel, Gunita Mitera, Sidy Ka, et al. "Choosing Wisely Africa: 10 low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in cancer care." Journal of Clinical Oncology 38, no. 15_suppl (2020): e19213-e19213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e19213.

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e19213 Background: Choosing Wisely Africa, builds on Choosing Wisely (CW) in the USA, Canada and India, and aims to identify low-value, unnecessary, or harmful cancer practices that are frequently used on the African continent. Methods: The CWA Task Force was convened by African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) and included representatives in surgical, medical and radiation oncology, the private and public sectors and patient advocacy group. Consensus was built through a modified Delphi process shortening a long list of practices to a short list then to a final list. R

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Solomon, Megan, Jack Moncado, Mouna Latouf, et al. "A Health Care System Divided." McGill Journal of Global Health 9, no. 1 (2020): 27–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.26443/mjgh.v9i1.1299.

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From 1948 to 1994 South Africa was under the repressive Apartheid regime. Among many other actions taken to ensure white South Africans maintained power, the regime put in place discriminatory health policies that deprived black South Africans of equitable health care. As the apartheid era came to an end in 1994, the newly elected African National Congress sought to prioritize equity by creating the National Health Act. Despite this, major disparities in health care persist. Te purpose of this case study is to shed light on such disparities in the South African health system by using maternal

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Fish, Madeleine, Jeannette Parkes, Nazima Dharsee, et al. "The Program for Enhanced Training in Cancer: An Initial Experience of Supporting Capacity Building for Oncology Training in Sub-Saharan Africa." JCO Global Oncology 6, Supplement_1 (2020): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/go.20.70000.

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PURPOSE Sub-Saharan Africa is simultaneously facing a rising incidence of cancer and a dearth of medical professionals as a result of insufficient training numbers and emigration, creating a growing shortage of cancer care. To combat this, Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center partnered with institutions in South Africa, Tanzania, and Rwanda to develop a fellowship exchange program to supplement the training of African oncologists practicing in their home countries. METHODS In its initial 2 years (2018 and 2019), the Program for Enhanced Training in Cancer (PO

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Ronald, Allan R., and Merle A. Sande. "Editorial Commentary: HIV/AIDS Care in Africa Today." Clinical Infectious Diseases 40, no. 7 (2005): 1045–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/428360.

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Cobelens, F. G. J. "Tuberculosis Risks for Health Care Workers in Africa." Clinical Infectious Diseases 44, no. 3 (2007): 324–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/509935.

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Kaspruk, Lyudmila Ilyinichna. "Care for patients with leprosy: history of the issue." Spravočnik vrača obŝej praktiki (Journal of Family Medicine), no. 2 (February 1, 2021): 72–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/med-10-2102-08.

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January 30 is World Leprosy Day. An analysis of the historical and medical aspects of the formation and development of medical care in Hansen's disease reveals the main milestones in the history of the humanity's opposition to the disease that could not be completely defeated in South America, Southeast Asia and Africa.

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Limbole Bakilo, Emmanuel. "Natural Evolution of a Marfan’s Syndrome in a Medical Desert in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Report." Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics 5, no. 3 (2022): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.23880/jqhe-16000275.

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Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder associated with a mutation in the Fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene on chromosome 15. It is a rare disease that affects one in 3,000 to 5,000 people. We describe here the case of a 35-year-old young man suffering from this syndrome and whose diagnosis was made at the terminal stage of the evolution in an environment lacking any means of diagnosis and care in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Sono-Setati, Musa E., Peter M. Mphekgwana, Linneth N. Mabila, et al. "Health System- and Patient-Related Factors Associated with COVID-19 Mortality among Hospitalized Patients in Limpopo Province of South Africa’s Public Hospitals." Healthcare 10, no. 7 (2022): 1338. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071338.

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South Africa has recorded the highest COVID-19 morbidity and mortality compared to other African regions. Several authors have linked the least amount of death in African countries with under-reporting due to poor health systems and patients’ health-seeking behaviors, making the use of clinical audits more relevant for establishing the root causes of health problems, and improving quality patient care outcomes. Clinical audits, such as mortality audits, have a significant role in improving quality health care services, but very little is documented about the outcomes of the audits. Therefore,

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Groups, African Pathologists' Summit Working. "Proceedings of the African Pathologists Summit; March 22–23, 2013; Dakar, Senegal: A Summary." Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 139, no. 1 (2014): 126–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2013-0732-cc.

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Context This report presents the proceedings of the African Pathologists Summit, held under the auspices of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer. Objectives To deliberate on the challenges and constraints of the practice of pathology in Sub-Saharan Africa and the avenues for addressing them. Participants Collaborating organizations included the American Society for Clinical Pathology; Association of Pathologists of Nigeria; British Division of the International Academy of Pathology; College of Pathologists of East, Central and Southern Africa; East African Division of t

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Dangor, Faheem, Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, and Raeesa Moolla. "Medical tourism by Indian-South Africans to India: an exploratory investigation." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 29, no. 29 (2015): 19–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bog-2015-0022.

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Abstract Medical tourism is a well-established sector in developing countries, and attracts a significant number of tourists from developed countries. Medical tourism is a strong driver of economic growth, but some argue that this kind of tourism promotes inequality in terms of access to healthcare facilities in both developing and developed countries. Whilst research has been conducted on medical tourists travelling to South Africa, no research has focused on the geography of South Africans travelling abroad for medical tourist activities. This study therefore sought to obtain first-hand info

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Benin-Goren, Odeda, Nimrod Aviran, Iris Adler, Oran Zlotnik, and Yossi Baratz. "Development of Trauma and Disaster Response in Togo, Africa." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 34, s1 (2019): s120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x19002577.

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Introduction:The project was provided under the auspice and support of the Israel Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Togo, one of the smallest and least developed countries in West Africa, has a population of ~7.9 million. About 65% of its population lives in rural areas. Due to the lack of medical resources, Togo suffers from health problems including those related to trauma and mass events. In May 2017, a trauma and disaster team came to Togo to train the medical team in the new trauma unit, donated and built by the MFA. The un

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Irumba, Lisa Christine, and Octivia Evelyn. "Community day care at hospice Africa Uganda." BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2, Suppl 1 (2012): A82.2—A82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000196.240.

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Bello, Kéfilath, Jan De Lepeleire, Jeff Kabinda M., et al. "The expanding movement of primary care physicians operating at the first line of healthcare delivery systems in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review." PLOS ONE 16, no. 10 (2021): e0258955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258955.

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Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the physicians’ ratio is increasing. There are clear indications that many of them have opted to work at the first-line of healthcare delivery systems, i.e. providing primary care. This constitutes an important change in African healthcare systems where the first line has been under the responsibility of nurse-practitioners for decades. Previous reviews on primary care physicians (PCPs) in SSA focused on the specific case of family physicians in English-speaking countries. This scoping review provides a broader mapping of the PCPs’ practices in SSA, be

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Toriyama, Kan. "Prospects of Health and Medical Care in Africa in the 21st Century." Journal of African Studies 2001, no. 57 (2001): 17–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.11619/africa1964.2001.17.

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Motsohi, Tsepo S., A. A. Isaacs, N. Manga, et al. "Common mental disorders are not diagnosed commonly in community health centres." South African Family Practice 57, no. 4 (2015): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v57i4.4076.

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Background: Very limited published data exist on the spectrum of mental health disorders encountered at primary health care (PHC) facilities in South Africa. Methods: The original data from a recent study were analysed with regard to its useful set of data on patients with mental disorders in primary care clinics in Cape Town. Results: Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder accounted for the majority of visits, with common mental disorders (depression, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders) accounting for only a minority of visits. Furthermore, the mental health population in the study had si

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Bekele, Hirut, Adisu Asefa, Bekalu Getachew, and Abebe Muche Belete. "Barriers and Strategies to Lifestyle and Dietary Pattern Interventions for Prevention and Management of TYPE-2 Diabetes in Africa, Systematic Review." Journal of Diabetes Research 2020 (July 13, 2020): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7948712.

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Background. Diabetes mellitus is a major chronic illness in Africa that requires lifelong lifestyle interventions and pharmacological therapy. Lifestyle change is the most important aspect of diabetes care and includes diabetes self-management education and support, medical nutrition therapy, physical activity, smoking cessation counseling, and psychosocial care. Purpose. The purpose of this project was to review published articles that investigate lifestyle and dietary pattern interventions for diabetes prevention and management in Africa. Barriers to lifestyle interventions and strategies to

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