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Clinical social franchising: an annual compendium of programs, 2009
University of California, Los Angeles, 2009Social franchising represents one of the best known ways to rapidly scale up clinical health interventions in developing countries. Building upon existing expertise in poor and isolated communities, social franchising organisations engage private medical practitioners to add new services to the range of services they already offer.OrganisationHospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA)
The Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA) has 76 member hospice programmes present in all nine provinces, and with hospice outreach programmes reaching many more areas.DocumentFinancial incentives for return of service in underserved areas: a systematic review
2009The shortage of human resources for health can severely impact on the provision of health services; therefore incentive programmes have been used to attract health professionals to work in locations most affected by the lack of staff.DocumentHearing community voices: grassroots perceptions of an intervention to support health volunteers in South Africa
Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, 2008With the scarcity of African health professionals, volunteers are earmarked for an increased role in HIV/AIDS management, with a growing number of projects relying on grassroots community members to provide home nursing care to those with AIDS – as part of the wider task-shifting agenda. Yet little is known about how best to facilitate such involvement.DocumentImpact of Stepping Stones on incidence of HIV and HSV-2 and sexual behaviour in rural South Africa: cluster randomised controlled trial
British Medical Journal, 2008Stepping Stones, a 50 hour programme, aims to improve sexual health by using participatory learning approaches to build knowledge, risk awareness, and communication skills and to stimulate critical reflection.DocumentDeterminants of smoking cessation among adolescents in South Africa
Health Education Research, 2005This article, in Health Education Research, describes a study to identify the determinants of smoking cessation among smokers in the Southern Cape-Karoo region of South Africa. The study was conducted among African, coloured and white smokers, and the I-Change model was used to explore the determinants of smoking.DocumentKnowledge about HIV/AIDS and policy knowledge in a South African state hospital
Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, 2007This article published in the SAHARA Journal investigates what level of HIV/AIDS knowledge medical staff have in a state hospital in South Africa. In particular it looks at their knowledge about and practical use of current HIV/AIDS policy and counselling programmes within their hospital. The conclusions are applicable to other hospitals in South Africa.OrganisationDepartment of Health, Government of South Africa
Government Department of South Africa. Web site includes fact sheets, policy document, details of ministry structure.DocumentManaging the health Millennium Development Goals - the challenge of management strengthening: lessons from three countries
World Health Organization, 2007This World Health Organization study describes various activities aimed towards strengthening the management of health service delivery in three countries: South Africa, Togo and Uganda.DocumentRefugees’ perceptions of their health status and quality of health care services in Durban, South Africa: a community based survey
Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2007There is some evidence from refugees that health care services in South Africa are not responsive to their perceived needs. This health Systems Trust paper uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluate the perceptions and opinions of refugees about health care services in South Africa.Pages