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Health and health care in South Africa — 20 Years after Mandela [1]

In the 20 years since South Africa underwent a peaceful transition from apartheid to a constitutional democracy, considerable social progress has been made toward reversing the discriminatory practices that pervaded all aspects of life before 1994. Yet the health and well-being of most South Africans remain plagued by a relentless burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases, persisting social disparities, and inadequate human resources to provide care for a growing population with a rising tide of refugees and economic migrants.

Publication Date: 
29/09/2014
Bongani M. Mayosi [2], Solomon R. Benatar [3]
New England Journal of Medicine [4]
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Health Care [5], South Africa [6], Poverty [7], Health For All [8], Child Health [9], Malnutrition [10]
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