This article explores the major trends in the South African health workforce in the context of
HIV/AIDS and analyses their potential impact on the professional work and status of nurses …

Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a crisis in human health resources due to a critical shortage of
health workers. The shortage is compounded by a high burden of infectious diseases; …

This article analyses how HIV/AIDS, particularly in a badly-affected country like South Africa,
is challenging traditional understandings of public health and the role of health …

South Africa's health care system is struggling to respond to the devastating impact of
HIV/AIDS while at the same time respecting its postapartheid mandate to provide equitable …

Community health workers deployed around South Africa's primary health care clinics,
supply indispensable support for the world's largest HIV/AIDS treatment programme …

A key limiting factor in the scale up and sustainability of HIV care and treatment programmes
is the global shortage of trained health care workers. This paper discusses why it is …

There is good progress with the implementation of South Africa's antiretroviral treatment
program. The country, however, faces human resource shortages that could be addressed …

Human resource development is increasingly being recognised as being key to improved
health service delivery and health sector transformation. Policies do acknowledge that …

Background In common with other developing countries, South Africa's public health system
is characterised by human resource shortfalls. These are likely to be exacerbated by the …

South African sociology has not paid much attention to the sociology of professions in any
formal way (Bonnin and Ruggunan 2013). While there has been a strong focus on the …