BACKGROUND South Africa is experiencing epidemiological transition, with the burden of chronic diseases increasing. Stroke is currently the second leading cause of death in South Africa; however, limited data are available on incidence, prevalence and resulting disability. Quantifying the epidemiological parameters and disease burden is important in the planning of health services. AIMS To sy...

the necessity of reform in persian gulf region brought by itself the question of “imposed democracy”. the most important plan in this context was the broader middle east and north africa initiative” that is directed by united states. examining the consequences of this plan prove the relative changes in shiite situation first; then that the initiative is still working and; third the effect of vi...

1 Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa 2 School of Computing, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), P.O. Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa 3 Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 753...

health workforce shortages in sub-saharan africa are widely recognized, particularly of physicians, leading the training and deployment of non-physician clinicians (npcs). the paper by eyal et al provides interesting and legitimate viewpoints on evolving role of physicians in context of decisive increase of npcss in sub-saharan africa. certainly, in short or mid-term, npcs will continue to be a...

adequate nutrition is essential in early childhood to ensure healthy growth, proper organ formation and function, a strong immune system, and neurological and cognitive development. child malnutrition – as measured by poor child growth – is an important indicator for monitoring population nutritional status and health. in 2013, about 17%, or 98 million children under five years of age in develo...

This paper discusses the gap created by an international digital divide in Africa. The paper focuses on bridging the digital divide that exists between the developed countries and Africa, especially in the use of the internet and Global System Mobile (GSM) communication services. Issues like bridging the international digital divide, digital divide and Africa, bridging the digital divide in Afr...

1​ Gene Expression & Biophysics Group, CSIR Synthetic Biology ERA, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa. 2​ Institute of Infectious Diseases & Molecular Medicine (IDM), Division of Chemical Systems & Synthetic Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa. 3​ KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB-HIV (K-RITH), Durban, 4001, South Africa. 4​ University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 404...

1 Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, 2 South African Environmental Observation Network, Elwandle Coastal Node, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 3 Biological Sciences Department and Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa, 4 Seaweed Unit, Fisheries Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fores...

1 Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 3 Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa 4 L...

Telecardiology holds great promise for Africa, from tele-echocardiography and tele-ECG s, to home monitoring and text messaging for medication adherence monitoring. The burden of disease is great and there is an extreme shortage of health professionals. Telemedicine can provide access to scarce specialist care, improve the quality of care in rural areas and reduce the need for rural patients to...