scholarly journals Chronic noncommunicable diseases and HIV-AIDS on a collision course: relevance for health care delivery, particularly in low-resource settings—insights from South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 1690S-1696S ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi S Levitt ◽  
Krisela Steyn ◽  
Joel Dave ◽  
Debbie Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Hiv Aids

Patient-centred supportive and palliative care

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genevieve Thompson ◽  
Carla Ens ◽  
Harvey Chochinov
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
The Public ◽  
Low Resource

Chapter 14 expands on the role of palliative care within the framework of cancer control. In addition, the public health approach outlined by the WHO, including appropriate policy, adequate drug availability, education, and palliative care delivery at all levels of health care, will be discussed. Finally, the challenges in adapting these principles into high and low resource settings will be described.

scholarly journals Ten Years Of Preventive Geriatric Services In The City Of Germiston

Curationis ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A. Erasmus
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Health Care Delivery System ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Tier System ◽  
The City

The deficiencies in the health care delivery system for the aged in our various population groups to a large extent arises as a result of the three tier system of health responsibility in operation in South Africa up to the present. The Health Act No. 63 of 1977 will perhaps remedy this situation once it is fully implemented but at present there are very definite shortcomings in the existing medical services available to the aged. The quality of these medical services also varies from Province to Province and also within individual Provinces due to the absence of a national policy based on recognised principles of geriatric care.

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