scholarly journals Collaboration Reinforces Public Private Partnerships, a Benefit to Cancer Services

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 193s-193s ◽  
Author(s):  
G.A. Walters
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Basic Care ◽  
Cancer Services ◽  
Corporate Funding ◽  
Hiv Aids

Introduction: Collaboration within the Health sector in South Africa is becoming pivotal in respect of cancer, HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and NCD's screening and treatment to communities living in South Africa. Collaboration with the private sector has been the key driver as government cannot provide funding and as part of CSI initiatives, private sector has to have a quick win. This is how NGOs receive funding from the private sector to deliver cancer services to communities within rural areas in South Africa. Our collaboration is built on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) platform. Our collaboration continues within an alliance structure that allows PinkDrive to build footprint as well as create greater platforms and networks for funding, strategic opportunities and building a greater recognized service orientated base. Objective: The primary objective of the introduction of collaboration for PinkDrive-MBTM is to create a 1-roof testing where communities/society can receive cancer and other related services from corporate funding and sponsored health/social services. The other objective is to collaborate on best practices, successful processes delivered at many points creating awareness and informing the nation who are either infected or affected by cancer. Methods: 1. We work closely with corporates who are seeking effective health campaigns for their CSI/CSR initiatives or projects. 2. Once funding is confirmed and designated areas are identified, PinkDrive/MBTM then collaborates with identified partners to take cancer and other services (health screening and testing) to the respective remote/rural area. 3. Remote areas with reduced access to specialized health and basic care services are specifically targeted especially HIV-AIDS. 4. Collaboration allows PinkDrive/MBTM and its partners to captured patient histories, identification, and treatment (pre- and postscreening) for effective screening services. Results: 1. In a collaborative structure, we have found that the patient is privy to understanding the level, importance and stage of cancer with other related illnesses. 2. Through collaborative structures, holistic healthcare services and medical treatments are monitored, measured and managed appropriately at the relevant healthcare institutions. 3. Due to the funding received by corporates for such cancer services, PinkDrive mobile trucks are on the road offering its cancer services with other partners. Conclusion: Collaborative initiatives are good success stories incorporating best practices and also benefitting the patients and medical professional. The PinkDrive-MBTM mobile truck is recognized and individuals will always elaborate on how they receive their results speedily and at their doorsteps.

Paradoxical Payoffs: Migrant Women, Informal Sector Work, and Hiv/Aids in South Africa

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gayatri Singh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
African Women ◽  
Simultaneous Increase ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Black African ◽  
Hiv Aids

In post-apartheid South Africa, there has been a significant rise in women's out-migration from rural areas and across its territorial borders for economic purposes resulting in gender reconfiguration of migration streams. Alongside, there has been a simultaneous increase in the participation of women in the labor force. However, this has mostly grown in the informal sector,1 which is often associated with low earnings and insecure working conditions. One consequence has been the increasing reliance of migrant women on survivalist activities such as informal sexual exchanges that increase their risk of contracting HIV infection. Insecure working environments also expose migrant women to sexual abuses. This article is based on the author's work in South Africa's major urban centers and examines the nature of the relationship between the increased migration of black African women in South Africa, the nature of their work, and their resultant vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.

scholarly journals Where does the black population of South Africa stand on the nutrition transition?

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1a) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley T Bourne ◽  
Estelle V Lambert ◽  
Krisela Steyn
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
South African ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Black Population ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
National Prevalence ◽  
Hiv Aids

AbstractObjective:To review data on selected risk factors related to the emergence of non communicable diseases (NCDs) in the black population of South Africa.Methods:Data from existing literature on South African blacks were reviewed with an emphasis placed on changes in diet and the emergence of obesity and related NCDs.Design:Review and analysis of secondary data over time relating to diet, physical activity and obesity and relevant to nutrition-related NCDs.Settings:Urban, peri-urban and rural areas of South Africa. National prevalence data are also included.Subjects:Black adults over the age of 15 years were examined.Results:Shifts in dietary intake, to a less prudent pattern, are occurring with apparent increasing momentum, particularly among blacks, who constitute three-quarters of the population. Data have shown that among urban blacks, fat intakes have increased from 16.4% to 26.2% of total energy (a relative increase of 59.7%), while carbohydrate intakes have decreased from 69.3% to 61.7% of total energy (a relative decrease of 10.9%) in the past 50 years. Shifts towards the Western diet are apparent among rural African dwellers as well. The South African Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 1998 revealed that 31.8% of African women (over the age of 15 years) were obese (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kgm−2) and that a further 26.7% were overweight (BMI ≥ 25 to <30 kgm−2). The obesity prevalence among men of the same age was 6.0%, with 19.4% being overweight. The national prevalence of hypertension in blacks was 24.4%, using the cut-off point of 140/90 mmHg. There are limited data on the population's physical activity patterns. However, the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic will become increasingly important.Conclusions:The increasing emergence of NCDs in black South Africans, compounded by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, presents a complex picture for health workers and policy makers. Increasing emphasis needs to be placed on healthy lifestyles.

scholarly journals Treating depression in HIV/AIDS

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Y H Moosa ◽  
F Y Jeenah
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Aids Patients ◽  
Supportive Psychotherapy ◽  
Patients Experience ◽  
Reduced Adherence ◽  
Illness Progression ◽  
Hiv Negative ◽  
Hiv Aids

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS has reached alarming proportions in South Africa. Although it is strongly associated with depressive moods, there are very few published studies on its treatment in patients with HIV/AIDS. This article reviews the prevalence, treatment and potential effects of depressive disorders on immunity and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART).The studied prevalence of depressive disorders in HIV-positive patients varies widely, ranging from 0% to 47.8%. However, these patients have nearly twice the likelihood of having had a recent episode of major depressive disorder compared with HIV-negative individuals.<p>Currently available antidepressant medications are equally effective in treating HIV/AIDS patients and the general population. Furthermore, intervention studies have shown that psychotherapy reduces depressive symptoms and is well tolerated. Interpersonal psychotherapy is more successful than supportive psychotherapy in lessening depression, and patients experience improved functioning physically and emotionally.</p><p>Untreated depression may be associated with reduced adherence to ART, immunosuppression, and more rapid HIV illness progression. In South Africa, HIV/AIDS patients may be at greater risk for psychiatric disorder given the potentially stressful living conditions including high rates of unemployment and poverty, poor and unstable housing, inadequate social services, and high rates of crime and domestic violence. A lack of data on depression in South Africa underscores the need for further research.</p>

Buffering Secondary Trauma During HIV/AIDS Outreach in South Africa

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryanne N. Williams ◽  
Anita McGruder-Johnson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Hiv Aids

CHALLENGES TO BUILDING AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS: LESSONS FROM BHAMBAYI, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanusha Raniga ◽  
Barbara Simpson ◽  
Ntokozo Mthembu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Mutual Trust ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Qualitative Phase

In contemporary South Africa, partnerships between service providers in government, non-governmental organisations, the private sector and community based organisations have been identified as a means to strengthen communities and the sustainability of social services. However, the unequal power relations that exists between and within these organisations often leads to fragmentation, duplication, and lack of coordination of social services. Using Fowler’s (1998) conceptualisation of authentic partnerships, this qualitative phase of a larger study explored the challenges of building authentic partnerships in Bhambayi, a predominantly informal settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Individual interviews and a focus group held with nine service providers revealed that intraorganisational challenges, cross-boundary and inter-organisational relations as well as political influences were obstacles to the development of authentic partnerships. The article suggests that open communication, clarity of roles and mutual trust between service providers is vital.

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