Childhood diseases represent a sizeable proportion of mortality burden that could
potentially be alleviated when effectively managed. In South Africa, the use of medicinal …

Objective To systematically review literature from randomised controlled trials (RCTs)
investigating the effectiveness of electronic monitoring device informed interventions on …

Background Air pollution is a global, public health emergency. The effect of living in areas
with very poor air quality on adolescents' physical health is largely unknown. The aim of this …

Food insecurity impacts childhood nutritional status, physical and cognitive development,
and increases lifetime risk for chronic disease. Previous South African studies have …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Rapid Mortality Surveillance (RMS) Report has been providing
empirical estimates of the mortality-based high-level indicators for monitoring health and the …

Children with cancer require adequate nutritional support to prevent malnutrition. This study
investigated the impact of chemotherapy on anthropometrical status and body composition …

Progress in adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) remains unequal: adolescent
pregnancies are more likely to occur in marginalised communities, or in very poor …

Globally, the potential of medicinal plants is increasingly being recognized due to their
relative availability, particularly in rural areas. This review explored the ethnobotanical and …

The prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCDs) is rising globally, with a large burden
recorded in sub-Saharan countries and populations of black race/ethnicity. Accelerated …

Objective Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are considered to be at heightened risk for
developing mental health problems in comparison to their peers due to the burden of living …