Can a new paediatric sub-specialty improve child health in South Africa?

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dc.contributor.authorSwingler, George
dc.contributor.authorHendricks, Michael
dc.contributor.authorHall, David
dc.contributor.authorHall, Susan
dc.contributor.authorSanders, David
dc.contributor.authorMcKerrow, Neil
dc.contributor.authorSaloojee, Haroon
dc.contributor.authorReid, Steve
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-05T15:15:36Z
dc.date.available2016-10-05T15:15:36Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractCompared with other middle-income countries, child health in South Africa is in a poor state, and should be addressed by focusing on the healthcare needs of all children across a system or region. Paediatricians have had little effect on this situation, partly because their training is not aligned with South African needs. The proposed re-engineering of primary healthcare will be limited by the skewed distribution of staff and the lack of suitable skills. A 'community' placement during specialist training, and the creation of a sub-specialty in Community Paediatrics and Child Health, could address the skills shortage and possibly attract health personnel to under-served areas through creating an appropriate career path. This proposal would also support the Department of Health's encouraging plans to re-engineer primary healthcare.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDHETen_US
dc.identifier.citationSwingler, G. et al. (2012). Can a new paediatric sub-specialty improve child health in South Africa? South African Medical Journal, 102(9): 738-739en_US
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2438
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsThe South African Journal Medical Journal is an Open Access Journal and provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectHealthcareen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectChild healthen_US
dc.subjectCommunity Paediatrics and Child Healthen_US
dc.subjectPaediatricsen_US
dc.titleCan a new paediatric sub-specialty improve child health in South Africa?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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