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The Lancet has released a special series of papers on healthcare in South Africa.
Their website reports how they “worked with a group of South African researchers, physicians, and public health specialists over the past 2 years to publish a Series of five papers”.

“The papers provide a detailed assessment of South Africa’s health system, the status of maternal, newborn, and child health, its HIV and tuberculosis burden, the rising importance of chronic non-communicable diseases, and the effect of violence and injury in the population”.

HEU research featured in this edition of the Lancet:

• MOONEY, G. & GILSON, L. The economic situation in South Africa and health inequities.
• COOVADIA, H., JEWKES, R., BARRON, P., SANDERS, D. & MCINTYRE, D. The health and health system of South Africa: historical roots of current public health challenges.

Related media releases include comments by:

• The Lancet online
• Health-e (Award winning SA news service)
• Minister of Health