Equity in the use of antiretroviral treatment in the public health care system in urban South Africa

Health Policy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Cleary ◽  
Sheetal Silal ◽  
Stephen Birch ◽  
Henri Carrara ◽  
Victoria Pillay-van Wyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Public Health Care System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals PCN122 MELODY BRAZIL: CHEMOTHERAPY CHOICES FOR PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC MELANOMA IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (SUS)

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. A177
Author(s):  
R.A. Schmerling ◽  
S.D. Stefani ◽  
E. Barbosa ◽  
E. Asano ◽  
M.E. Nita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Metastatic Melanoma ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Public Health Care System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals The need for biokineticists in the South African public health care system

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Evans
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
The Public ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care System

Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly prevalent within South Africa. Physical inactivity is a significant, independent and modifiable risk factor increasing the prevalence of NCDs.Discussion: The integration of physical activity programmes into the primary health care system through multidisciplinary platforms is thus advocated for and envisioned to be more cost-effective than current practices. However, currently within the primary health care setting of South Africa, there is an absence of health care professionals adequately equipped to develop and implement physical activity programmes. Biokineticists, whose scope of practice is to improve physical functioning and health through exercise as a modality, are ideally suited to developing and implementing physical activity programmes in the public sector. Yet despite their evident demand, the role of the biokineticist is not incorporated into the national public health care system.Conclusion: This short report calls firstly, for the inclusion of biokinetics into the public health care sector, and secondly, for the funding of multidisciplinary community health programmes supporting education, healthy eating and physical activity levels.

scholarly journals Oral health disparities in the time of COVID-19: An indication for focus on public health care strengthening and preventive care

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-43
Author(s):  
Sukhvinder Singh Oberoi ◽  
Shibani Grover ◽  
Shabina Sachdeva
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Public Health Care System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Care System

The COVID-19 has impacted the health service delivery especially, the public health care system which is already overburdened. The dental health care carries the huge risk of infection due to the generation of the aerosols, through high-speed airotor. This has led to a big toll on the delivery of the dental services at global level. Even when the oral health care services are getting opened, there is still lot of dilemmas in the mind of oral health professionals in provision of the services. This crisis has given us a chance for addressing the issues of relevance affecting the oral health care services and failures of the health care system. It is time to rethink our priorities and strengthen the over-all integrity of the health care system. These calls for higher focus upon the oral care prevention strategies can be amalgamated as part of the public health care system along with strengthening of public health care.

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