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Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2013In 2013, Parliament passed only one Act tabled by the Minister of Health, the National Health Amendment Act (12 of 2013). However, this Act was fundamental to the creation of an independent Office of Health Standards Compliance, a key building block for the eventual introduction of National Health Insurance.DocumentLean management in the South African public health sector: A case study
Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2013The public hospital sector in South Africa services 80% of the patients across the country with limited resources. Complaints about the quality of care are common, relating not only to the actual medical services offered, but also to those factors that have a direct impact on the patient experience of the facility.DocumentThe extent and impact of TB drug stock-outs
Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2013The limited supply of essential medicines has been a global challenge, with both developed and developing countries such as the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe experiencing challenges in drug supply.DocumentA review of TB in children and adolescents in South Africa 2008–2012
Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2013Tuberculosis (TB) has increasingly been recognised as a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children in high TB-burden settings.DocumentDelaying artemisinin resistance: framing policy response for an emerging public health concern
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014Every year more than 200 million cases of Malaria occur and nearly 600,000 deaths are estimated globally. Global efforts to control and eliminate malaria have saved an estimated 3.3 million lives since 2000, reducing malaria mortality 42 percent globally and 49 percent in Africa.DocumentHealthcare in Afghanistan: scenario and perspectives
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2013Afghanistan continues to experience deep poverty and inequality as well as one of the weakest human development outcomes in the world, ranking 175 out of 187 countries in UNDP’s 2013 Human Development Report.DocumentHealth and related indicators
South African Health Review / Health Systems Trust, 2013Although the corresponding chapters of both the 2011 and 2012/13 editions of the South African Health Review had noted the demands that a future National Health Insurance (NHI) system would pose for health information systems, the question of whether more accurate and comprehensive data on health status and health services are available remains open.In particular, there appears to be little&nbsDocumentVoluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa: Challenges and opportunities
South African Health Review / Health Systems Trust, 2013Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) was first proposed as an HIV prevention intervention for men over a decade ago based on observational data. These initial observational studies showed a link between circumcision and low HIV prevalence.DocumentCervical cancer in South Africa: Challenges and opportunities
South African Health Review / Health Systems Trust, 2013After breast, colorectal and lung cancer, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women worldwide. The burden of cervical cancer is higher in low- to middle-income countries, due to poor access to screening and treatment services, competition with other health priorities, limited human and financial resources, and overburdened health systems.DocumentKnowing our TB epidemic: Key challenges facing the TB programme in South Africa
South African Health Review / Health Systems Trust, 2013South Africa is estimated to have the third-highest number of incident cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the world after India and China and, with Swaziland, to share the world’s highest TB incidence rate at 1 000 per 100 000 people. Although TB is a curable disease, it remains a main cause of death in South Africa.Pages