Globally, more than 5 million people die annually from lack of access to critical treatments for
kidney disease—by 2040, chronic kidney disease is projected to be the fifth leading cause of …

ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected many
countries with increasing morbidity and mortality. Interestingly, many of the actions and …

Abstract Background The National Development Plan (NDP) strives that South Africa, by
2030, in pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) achieve a significant shift in the equity …

Psychological research shows that social comparison of individuals with peers or others
shapes attitude formation,. Opportunities for such comparisons have increased with global …

The relationship between mental health and socioeconomic status is well established in the
literature. The socioeconomic standing of a number of South Africans remains poor and slow …

Background Given projected shortages of critical care capacity in public hospitals during the
COVID-19 pandemic, the South African government embarked on an initiative to purchase …

Background Despite various policy interventions that have targeted reductions in socio-
economic inequalities in health and health care in post-Apartheid South Africa, evidence …

Background Inequalities in diabetes are widespread and are exacerbated by differences in
lifestyle. Many studies that have estimated inequalities in diabetes make use of self-reported …

Although many countries are making progress towards achieving the global sustainable
development goals, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) lags behind. SSA bears a relatively higher …

This paper highlights the embeddedness of xenophobia in institutions through a theoretical
but empirically under-researched concept of structural violence. Drawing on in-depth …