South Africa has experienced a rapid and complex health transition over the past two
decades. Mortality has worsened in virtually all age groups, driven largely by HIV and AIDS …

Despite uncertainty about the exact levels of mortality, it is clear that the health of the South
African population has worsened in the last decade. South Africa can be considered to have …

Aims: To better understand the dynamics of mortality transition in rural South Africa over a
decade of profound socio-political change coupled with emerging HIV/AIDS. Thereby to …

Using a vulnerability and comparative perspective, this paper examines the status of health
in southern Africa highlighting the disease complex and some of the factors for the …

Key Messages The health of the nation is characterised by a quadruple burden of disease,
with the impact of HIV/AIDS added to the combination of a high injury burden, conditions …

This comprehensive resource covers the public and community health and well-being of the
populations of Southern Africa, providing an invaluable look at the region and the …

It is now 13 years since the political liberation of South Africa–a rollercoaster period through
which citizens of the ''rainbow nation''have struggled to live up, individually and as a people …

South Africa as a society is characterised by huge inequities, rooted in the political history of
the country, which had a devastating effect on the health status of the largely black African …

Rationale for study: Vital registration is generally lacking in infrastructurally weak areas
where health and development problems are most pressing. Health and demographic …

Africa faces a double burden of infectious and chronic diseases. While infectious diseases
still account for at least 69% of deaths on the continent, age specific mortality rates from …