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2026
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Zukiswa Jafta, Jean Paul Muambangu Milambo, Wilson Wezile Chitha
Background: Cancer remains a growing public health challenge globally, with increasing demand for oncology services, particularly in resource-limited settings. In South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province, tertiary hospitals face rising patient loads amid constrained infrastructure and late-stage presentation. This study assessed temporal trends, …
Afrique du Sud
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2026
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Zukiswa Jafta, Muamabangu Jean Paul Milambo, Eric Maimela, Constance Rufaro Sewani-Rusike et autres
Background: Rural and resource-constrained settings face major barriers to timely cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment due to limited specialist availability and centralised service-delivery models. In the Eastern Cape, a largely rural province with a constrained oncology workforce, a decentralised–centralised hybrid model was …
Afrique du Sud
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2026
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Siyonela Mlonyeni, Ntiyiso Vinny Khosa, Muambangu Jean Paul Milambo, Guillermo-Alfredo Pulido-Estrada et autres
Background: Clinical documentation is fundamental to quality healthcare delivery, continuity of care, clinical governance, health information management, and medico-legal accountability. However, incomplete clinical documentation remains a persistent challenge in public healthcare settings, and evidence describing documentation completeness at the hospital level in …
Afrique du Sud
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2026
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Jean Paul Muambangu Milambo, Wilson Wezile Chitha
BACKGROUND: BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations are major contributors to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC). While mutation prevalence has been well-characterized in high-income countries, African populations remain underrepresented in genomics cancer research. Accurate prevalence data are essential for informing targeted …
Afrique du Sud
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2026
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Laston Gonah, Sibusiso Cyprian Nomatshila, Sikhumbuzo Advisor Mabunda, Wilson Wezile Chitha
Background: Access to affordable essential medicines is critical for effective management of hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM). In Zimbabwe, frequent stock-outs in public facilities position private pharmacies as important alternative sources of these medicines. Aim: To assess availability, pricing, and stock-out …
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2026
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Siyonela Mlonyeni, Laston Gonah, Wilson Wezile Chitha, Sikhumbuzo Advisor Mabunda et autres
BACKGROUND: Community-oriented medical education seeks to align medical training with priority community health needs and their lived realities. While longitudinal community-based clerkships are increasingly adopted to promote socially accountable graduates, there is limited qualitative insights into how these experiences can transform students’ …
Afrique du Sud
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2025
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Kolawole Damilare Ogundeji, Wilson Wezile Chitha
BACKGROUND: Wound dressing is an integral part of wound care protocol. However, the cost of dressing changes with the associated wound aetiology has not been well studied. The study investigates the cost implications of wound dressing across wound aetiology among hospitalized patients. …
Afrique du Sud
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