Learning Brief – Spotlight on obstetric violence: Building a compelling argument for social change
Obstetric violence (OV) refers to rights violations and abuses experienced by pregnant women and birthing people while accessing healthcare during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and in the postpartum period. This form of gender-based violence presents a significant threat to the global health of women and children. Embrace, South Africa’s first social movement for supported and celebrated […]
Evaluation of the COVID-19 youth vaccination programme
An evaluation of the Keready COVID-19 youth vaccination programme. Download the evaluation here.
Keready credentials
Learn more about Keready in this short credentials document. Download the summary here.
The Keready campaign
A short summary of the Keready campaign. Download the summary here.
Tintswalo: A cynical allegory of delivery
When South African presidents speak, their audiences listen with weary hearts, exhausted by disappointment and deferred promises. So, when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) this month, he would have been acutely aware of how weary South Africans have become. A February poll suggested that his party, the ANC, would likely get a […]
Vaccines: Only mandate the ‘mandatable’…or we will shoot ourselves in the foot
The pace of the Covid-19 pandemic is such that bold leadership is called for, especially when the impact of policy options is uncertain. Evidence of success or failure follows the trailblazers; and it is inevitable that political instinct rather than clear-cut fact will have to drive some major decisions. In the heat of the moment, […]
Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout – A story from Kwa-Zulu Natal
IS IT YOUR TURN TO REGISTER FOR THE VACCINE? FOLLOW THE EASY STEPS BELOW. This story written by Jess Nicholson first appeared in the Mail & Guardian on 02 July 2021. View a pdf here. This article was commissioned by DGMT. Jess Nicholson is a writer and copy editor based in Durban.
Developing health care professionals for rural areas
The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) exists to address the shortages of qualified health care staff at rural hospitals and to improve health care delivery to the local indigent population. This is achieved through the identification, training and support of rural youth to become qualified health care professionals, who in return are required to work […]
