1st Edition
Community Health Needs in South Africa
By Ntombenhle Protasia Khoti Torkington
Copyright 2000
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2000: Although the apartheid regime has now been abolished there is still a great deal of work to be done in order to eliminate the disadvantages it created for the health of black people at both micro and macro levels. This book presents the findings of a study commissioned to assess and respond to the health needs of black people in South Africa. The hope... Read more
Contents: The historical development of South African society; The development of health services in South Africa; The structure of the present health system; Children and health; Women and health; Women making her story; Care for elderly people; Black people and mental illness; HIV/AIDS epidemic; Care for terminally ill people - the role of hospices; The Orange Farm study; Quantitative research; Action research; Conclusion.
Biography
Ntombenhle Protasia Khoti Torkington, BA Honours Degree in Sociology and holds a PhD Degree from the University of Liverpool. Sociology lecturer at University of Liverpool, John Moore's University and Liverpool Hope University College. She is a qualified general nurse, midwife and sick children's nurse.
’One of the book’s main merits is that it puts the problems in the medical field into context with South Africa’s transformation policies since 1994, as well as its coming to terms with the past...’ INDABA
