Geographical Information System Readiness Assessment Framework in the South African Private Health Sector for Pre- to Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Tope Samuel Adeyelure
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
South African ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
The South ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Private Health Sector ◽  
System Readiness

scholarly journals Putting fossils on the map: Applying a geographical information system to heritage resources

2015 ◽  
Vol Volume 111 (Number 11/12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merrill van der Walt ◽  
Antony K. Cooper ◽  
Inge Netterberg ◽  
Bruce S. Rubidge ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
South African ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Research Application ◽  
Gis Database ◽  
Biodiversity Change

Abstract A geographical information system (GIS) database was compiled of Permo-Triassic tetrapod fossils from the Karoo Supergoup in South African museum collections. This database is the first of its kind and has great time applicability for understanding tetrapod biodiversity change though time more than 200 million years ago. Because the museum catalogues all differed in recorded information and were not compliant with field capture requirements, this information had to be standardised to a format that could be utilised for archival and research application. Our paper focuses on the processes involved in building the GIS project, capturing metadata on fossil collections and formulating future best practices. The result is a multi-layered GIS database of the tetrapod fossil record of the Beaufort Group of South Africa for use as an accurate research tool in palaeo- and geoscience research with applications for ecology, ecosystems, stratigraphy and basin development.

Inadequate Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the South African Private Health Sector

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 324-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Connolly ◽  
D Wilkinson ◽  
A Harrison ◽  
M Lurie ◽  
S S Abdool Karim
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
South African ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
The South ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Private Health Sector

scholarly journals Comparison of adherence measures using claims data in the South African private health sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (9) ◽  
pp. 932
Author(s):  
M Obeng-Kusi ◽  
M S Lubbe ◽  
M Cockeran ◽  
J R Burger
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Claims Data ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
The South ◽  
Private Health Sector

scholarly journals Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008–2013)

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Jacobs ◽  
Marlene Julyan ◽  
Martie S Lubbe ◽  
Johanita R Burger ◽  
Marike Cockeran
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Prescribing Patterns ◽  
The South ◽  
Private Health Sector

Geographical Information System Utilization in Health Care System of Pakistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-34
Author(s):  
Zeshan Zahid ◽  
Suleman Atique ◽  
Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Local Health ◽  
The Real

Geographical Information System (GIS) is computer software used for collection, storage, transformation, retrieval and display of geo spatial data from the real GIS world. The geographical data represent the real world in terms of their position with respect to a known coordinate system, their attributes and their geographical relationship with other objects. GIS utilization is being recognized as having the potential to improve the health of that specific population. GIS contributes in policy making, monitoring, implementation, and research in health sector. Need of population according to information provided by the GIS can be determined, which gives a quick and comprehensive review of regional and geographical health problems so that policy makers can utilize this for policy making and for forecasting the epidemics and other community health problems by using GIS. GIS system is a powerful and effective tool for creating intelligent/guide maps for, e.g., location of local health facilities, trauma centers, and specialized hospitals. It’s easy to purchase the GIS (hardware and software), but its proper utilization is a big task for the organizations to achieve their specific goals.

scholarly journals The scope of childhood cancer in South Africa: A response to ‘Childhood cancers in a section of the South African private health sector – Analysis of medicines claims data’

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaques Van Heerden ◽  
Mariana Kruger
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
South African ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Paediatric Oncology ◽  
The South ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Medical Aid ◽  
Childhood Malignancies ◽  
Private Health Sector

Childhood cancer is an under resourced medical field that is emerging as a great healthcare concern in low- and middle-income countries such as South Africa. Therefore, reporting data in this field that may inform policymakers should be representative of the subject matter. This article aims to discuss why medicines claims as an indicator for incidence, as per an article published in 2020, is not representative of childhood malignancies in the South African setting. Literature to support the commentary were sourced using Pubmed, Google scholar, and data presented by members of the South African Children’s Cancer Study Group (SACCSG). Private medical aid coverage in South Africa between 2002 and 2018 varied between 15.5% and 18.2%. Of these, 9.5% were children under 18 years and 3.5% were under the age of six. Only 13.5% of children were treated in private paediatric oncology units during 2015. The limitations in the study were the variable medical aid coverage, the disproportionate age representation, and lack of reliable indicators for measurement and calculation of incidence. Utilising one medicines claims database to evaluate the incidence of childhood cancer in South Africa is not representative and cannot inform policy.Contribution: This article highlights the importance of accurate registration of childhood cancer diagnoses, especially when data and conclusions based on these results inform policy. The study highlights the limitations of extrapolating general conclusions based on data representing only a small sector of the childhood cancer landscape in South Africa.

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