Students play an integral role in healthcare delivery: findings from South Africa: The Thusong Multipurpose Center in Khayelitsha which will serve as a COVID-19 site in Cape Town, South Africa. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesReports from around the world show that the shortage of health professionals in public healthcare systems will be worsened by the increased … [Read more...] about Students play an integral role in healthcare delivery: findings from South Africa | The Conversation
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Outsourcing has not improved conditions for domestic workers in South Africa | The Conversation
Outsourcing has not improved conditions for domestic workers in South Africa: Domesic workers in South Africa continue to be neglected. ShutterstockIn South Africa, approximately one million people, mostly black women from marginalised backgrounds, are employed as domestic workers by the middle class. Some are employed as full-time domestic workers and live on the premises of … [Read more...] about Outsourcing has not improved conditions for domestic workers in South Africa | The Conversation
South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed | The Conversation
South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed: People exercising in Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesAchieving a healthy population isn’t easy for any country – rich or poor. One of the approaches that’s gained traction over the past two decades is preventative care through health promotion. Simply put, … [Read more...] about South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed | The Conversation
Pressure is on to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but corners can’t be cut | The Conversation
Pressure is on to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but corners can't be cut: A researcher wearing a face mask and gloves as a preventive measure inside a laboratory. Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe advent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and the dynamics of its spread is unprecedented. It is therefore, of … [Read more...] about Pressure is on to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but corners can’t be cut | The Conversation
COVID-19 vaccine: the challenges of running a trial in the middle of a pandemic | The Conversation
COVID-19 vaccine: the challenges of running a trial in the middle of a pandemic: A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker during the country's first human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against COVID-19 in Soweto, South Africa. Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesSouth Africa recently announced the start of the country’s first … [Read more...] about COVID-19 vaccine: the challenges of running a trial in the middle of a pandemic | The Conversation
