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Some statistics worth examining Traditional medicine is an important component of African health systems yet surprisingly little is known about the true extent to which people use these services. In South
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Hypertension is a problem of system design Poorly controlled hypertension is silent for years then reappears as stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, dialysis and disability causing severe harm and much
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Hypertension care is often a series of disconnected events. Blood pressure is measured, advice is given, a prescription is written, and follow-up is advised. The patient disappears back into everyday
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If hypertension is common, measurable and treatable, why do so many patients still have uncontrolled blood pressure? Drug shortages, diagnostic challenges or a lack of treatment guidelines are not the
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In theory, hypertension should be easier to control in the insured population than in the country as a whole. Here are three reasons: Hypertension is a Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB).
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One day, Sam collapsed at work with a stroke that paralysed the left side of his body. Sam was a well-known figure in the anaesthesia department. He was our administrator,
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