Background Family medicine (FM) is a relatively new discipline in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),
still struggling to find its place in the African health systems. The aim of this review was to …

Background: The supply of appropriate health workers is a key building block in the World
Health Organization's model of effective health systems. Primary care teams are stronger if …

Background: Family Medicine training commenced in Botswana in 2011, and Maun was one
of the two sites chosen as a training complex. If it is to be successful there has to be …

A growing number of universities in sub-Saharan Africa offer graduate training for generalist
physicians and some countries have formally recognised Family Medicine as a specialty …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: The practice of family medicine is going to play
a central role in the primary health care system of South Africa. It is a new speciality that …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: The majority of the South African population are dependent
on the public health sector in helping them deal with the quadruple burden of disease …

Abstract Background and Objective: Some universities in sub-Saharan Africa have initiated
Family Medicine (FM) residency programs. This study was conducted by FM colleagues at …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Zimbabwe has joined a number of countries
that have recognized that family medicine offers an efficient way to meet the growing health …

A growing number of universities in sub-Saharan Africa offer graduate training for generalist
physicians and some countries have formally recognised Family Medicine as a specialty. 1 …

This paper critically examines the relationship between human behavior and
schistosomiasis transmission and control. It argues that human behavior must be studied not …