The sub-Saharan region of Africa is home to more of the ills of mankind than any other
region on earth. Nowhere is the aggregate of disease, political turmoil, inadequate …

The South African healthcare system has been evolving over the last four centuries1. Prior to
the arrival of Dutch colonialists en route to India via the Cape, the local population, ie, the …

The challenges to better health services in Africa are well known: Africa lags behind all
regions of the world, including other developing regions, on all indicators of better health. A …

The continent of Africa has the second largest population in the world, but unfortunately, its
potential for economic prosperity seems to be significantly hindered by its inadequate …

Introduces an African perspective to existing research and scholarship on the relationship
between western medical technology and health care planning in Africa. Examining the …

Abstract, Good health is basic to human welfare and a funda-mental objective of social and
economic development. Yet most of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa lag far behind in the …

Africa is confronted by a heavy burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Cost-effective interventions that can prevent the disease burden exist but coverage is too …

South Africa's success in reforming its health care delivery system will depend very largely
on its success in reforming its shattered political and economic structure. In this article, the …

This paper analyses the origins of today's crisis in the hospital sector in sub‐Saharan Africa.
Present trends in availability of hospital services are extrapolated to the future in order to …

Introduction Healthcare systems in Africa suffer from neglect and underfunding, leading to
severe challenges across the six World Health Organization (WHO) pillars of healthcare …