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Content ArticleThe purpose of this paper from Guows et al. was to introduce a new registry in a developing country by describing the demographics, management and 30-day outcomes of patients undergoing ventral hernia repair in the public and private healthcare sectors of South Africa.Participation in the HIG (SA) registry was low with poor follow up over the first year. Ongoing prospective data capture on the HIG (SA) hernia registry will continue to provide further insights into hernia repair practices in South Africa.
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Content ArticleThis report by the Access to Medicine Foundation looks at how the pharmaceuticals industry can help tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by improving access to medicines. It sets out how the unstable antibiotic market, with its fragile supply chains and tough market conditions, hinders the development of robust models that would allow medications to be more easily distributed and accessed. It features six case studies where companies and their partners are using a combination of access strategies to cut through the complexity and address access at a local level.
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Content ArticleThis study in the SA Journal of Human Resource Management aimed to develop a conceptual framework that identifies the critical success factors that affect the implementation of team coaching in organisations. The results indicate that to integrate successful team coaching into any organisation, effective analysis of an organisational context is required. This includes leadership stakeholders, team effectiveness, competency of a coach and employee engagement. The study also identified constraints that may prevent successful implementation of team coaching.
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Content ArticleVery little is known about the actual harm that occurs to patients in developing or transitional countries, although the available evidence suggests that they may have an even higher risk of suffering patient harm. Understanding the magnitude of the problem and the underlying factors represents the first step towards improvement. The World Health Organization (WHO) is making a concerted effort, in different parts of the world, to identify the main issues affecting safe care in developing and transitional countries and to use these data to begin to developing and implementing effective solutions.
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