Advocating for the right to health for persons with disabilities—especially in mental health—requires a rights-based, inclusive approach that addresses systemic inequities. Key priorities include transitioning from institutional to community-based care, ensuring equitable resource distribution, raising public awareness, and involving persons with disabilities in policy-making to build a more supportive mental health system. Technology also plays […]
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Characteristics and smoking behaviors among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa
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https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/9/1137 Perspectives of Hospital Staff on Barriers to Smoking Cessation Interventions among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in a South African Management Hospital
Smoking prevalence among inpatients with drug resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Background Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. High smoking prevalence and the risk of adverse TB outcomes has been reported among TB patients in South Africa.
Transition to Emergency Online Learning in SA: Reflection of Historically Black Universities
The year 2020 witnessed an unprecedented and rapid change in education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has forced almost all learning institutions to make an abrupt transformation to a remote learning pedagogy due to health precautions to control the spread of COVID-19 and save the academic year.
Co-teaching and co-research in contexts of inequality
There has been a recent surge of interest in the concept of co-teaching and co-research across institutions of HE locally and globally, as a response to limited international mobility due to COVID-19. https://vernonpress.com/book/1767