Health and Health Care in South Africa — 20 Years After Mandela
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
The New England Journal of Medicine
Volume:
371
Issue:
2014
Copyright:
2014
Description:
In the 20 years since South Africa underwent a peaceful transition from apartheid to a constitutional democracy, considerable social progress has been made toward reversing the discriminatory practices that pervaded all aspects of life before 1994.1-5 Yet the health and well-being of most South Africans remain plagued by a relentless burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases, persisting social disparities, and inadequate human resources to provide care for a growing population with a rising tide of refugees and economic migrants. [from abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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