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Eastern Cape Pilot Project aims to improve infrastructure
7 September 2010
AHP is in the process of launching a pilot programme in the Eastern Cape Province alongside the Department of Health. This project aims to increase the infrastructural capacity of district hospitals in the province - thereby improving the quality of healthcare delivery in these facilities. Read full story
Spring has Sprung, Storks have come
7 September 2010
Spring has brought with it, a beautiful baby boy for AHP doctor, Martijn Phaff who recently adopted baby Emile. AHP congratulates Martijn and his wife and wishes him and his family all of the best Read full story
A profile of Tintswalo hospital
3 September 2010
Some doctors that were placed by Africa Health Placements have taken it upon themselves to start a website to promote their hospital. Tintswalo Hospital is in the province of Mpumalanga and recently got a face lift as the provincial department of health restored old buildings and supplied the hospital with new equipment. Check out the new website for more information on this hospital Read full story
Wits University introduces a Division of Social and Behaviour Change Communication
2 September 2010
In what is believed to be an African "first", the Wits School of Public Health and the Soul City Institute have launched a division of "Social and Behaviour Change Communication", in response to what John Molefe (Soul City Institute) describes as "a growing need for quality health communication interventions to ensure social and behaviour change in Southern Africa". According to Nicola Christofides (Wits Public Health) explains the motivation: "Sub-Saharan Africa has many preventable illnesses...social and behaviour change communication has a critical role to play in addressing the social and behavioural aspects of health..." Read full story
