Acute Appendicitis in the Public and Private Sectors in Cape Town, South Africa

Eosionphilic oesophagitis in Cape Town, South Africa

Eosinophilic oesophagitis has been described in patients from all ethnic backgrounds in studies originating in all continents apart from Africa. A cohort of 8 patients (3 boys, 5 girls) identified at Red Cross Hospital during 2009-2010 is described. Average age 7 years (1yr 11 months to 15 years 10 months). Ethnicity 2 caucasian, 5 mixed, 1 Black African. Age of onset: mean 3 years, median 1 ye...

Linking health and environment in Cape Town, South Africa

The burden of imported malaria in Cape Town, South Africa.

BACKGROUND The Western Cape Province of South Africa (SA) is not malaria endemic; however, a considerable number of patients present with malaria to our healthcare services. OBJECTIVES To establish the frequency of patients presenting with malaria at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), Cape Town, SA, and to describe their demographics, clinical outcomes and laboratory findings. METHODS An observa...

Finding our balance: Considering the opportunities for public bicycle systems in Cape Town, South Africa

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Bicycle share Transportation justice Low-cost mobility Public bicycle systems This paper seeks to examine the degree to which a public bicycle system could meet the needs of people in Cape Town, South Africa, a middle-income city with significant resource constraints and transport justice considerations. The local authority in Cape Town has an explicit policy to ...

Racial Disparities in Schooling: Evidence From Cape-Town, South Africa

Racial disparities in education in South Africa have been large and enduring post-apartheid. However, moving beyond simple descriptions of these disparities to a more detailed explanation has proven to be elusive. In this dissertation, I develop and estimate a dynamic model of schooling and labor supply of youths in South Africa, and use it to study several potential explanations for the racial...