Nayna Manga

Expanding the reach of vaccinology training in Africa: leveraging the success of the Annual African Vaccinology Course

Nayna Manga, Edina Amponsah‐Dacosta, Gregory Dudley Hussey, Rudzani Muloiwa et autres

Introduction: It is estimated that one in five African children lack access to recommended life-saving vaccines. This situation has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic which disrupted routine immunization services in several parts of the region. To better support recovery efforts and …

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Development and validation of a tool to measure patient experience in chronic disease care

Nayna Manga, Richard Harding, Angela De, Kathleen F Murie et autres

BACKGROUND: There is a global increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and a growing understanding that patients need to be involved in their care. Patient experience should be assessed and the information used to improve on the planning and delivery of …

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Building freeways: piloting communication skills in additional languages to health service personnel in Cape Town, South Africa

Joel Claassen, Zukile Jama, Nayna Manga, Minnie Lewis et autres

BACKGROUND: This study reflects on the development and teaching of communication skills courses in additional national languages to health care staff within two primary health care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa. These courses were aimed at addressing the language disparities that …

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Western Cape Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) study: Measuring primary care organisation and performance in the Western Cape Province, South Africa (2013)

Graham F. Bresick, Abdul‐Rauf Sayed, C Le Grange, Susheela Bhagwan et autres

BACKGROUND: Major health sector reform and the need for baseline measures of performance to determine impact. AIM: Baseline audit of primary healthcare (PHC) performance. SETTING: Cape Town and Cape Winelands (rural) PHC facilities (PCFs) in Western Cape Province, South Africa. METHOD: The …

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Adaptation and cross-cultural validationof the United States Primary Care Assessment Tool (expanded version) for use in South Africa

Graham F. Bresick, Abdul‐Rauf Sayed, C Le Grange, Susheela Bhagwan et autres

BACKGROUND: Measuring primary care is important for health sector reform. The Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) measures performance of elements essential for cost-effective care. Following minor adaptations prior to use in Cape Town in 2011, a few findings indicated a need to …

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Common mental disorders are not diagnosed commonly in community health centres

Ts’epo Motsohi, A. D. Isaacs, Nayna Manga, C Le Grange et autres

Background: Very limited published data exist on the spectrum of mental health disorders encountered at primary health care (PHC) facilities in South Africa.Methods: The original data from a recent study were analysed with regard to its useful set of data on patients …

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Quality of care and cost of prescriptions for diabetes and hypertension at primary healthcare facilities in the Cape Town Metropole

Anton Neville Isaacs, Nayna Manga, C Le Grange, DA Hellenberg et autres

Background: Quality of care for diabetes mellitus and hypertension has been found to be suboptimal at primary health care level. There is an expectation that improving quality will require the increased utilisation of resources. This research was intended to determine the quality …

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A snapshot of noncommunicable disease profiles and their prescription costs at ten primary healthcare facilities in the in the western half of the Cape Town Metropole

A. D. Isaacs, Nayna Manga, C Le Grange, DA Hellenberg et autres

Objectives: There has been a rapid increase in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases globally. It is thought that this increase will have the greatest impact on developing countries, such as South Africa, where it will adversely affect quality of life and increase …

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Hypoxia-induced switches of myosin heavy chain iso-gene expression in rat heart

Peter Razeghi, M. Faadiel Essop, Janice M. Huss, Shahrzad Abbasi et autres

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The molecular basis of transferase galactosaemia in South African negroids

Nayna Manga, T Jenkins, Helen A. Jackson, David Whittaker et autres

Transferase galactosaemia is an autosomal recessively inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT). Manifestations include jaundice, vomiting, cataracts, mental retardation, speech abnormalities and poor growth. The GALT gene has been mapped and sequenced. The S135L mutation accounts for approximately …

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A Search for Transferase Galactosemia Genes in the South African Negroid Population

Nayna Manga

Transferase galactosemia is an autosomal recessively inherited disorder caused by a block in the \nconversion of galactose to glucose. Manifestations include jaundice, vomiting, cataracts, mental \nretardation, speech abnormalities and poor growth. This disorder is due to a deficiency of galactose- \n1-phosphate uridyl …