The Daffodil Centre: Recent submissions
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Part I: Cancer in Indigenous Africans--burden, distribution, and trends
Published 2008Cancer is an under-emphasised issue in Africa, partly because of the overwhelming burden of communicable diseases. However cancer is a common disease in Africa with 650 000 people, of a population of 965 million, diagnosed ...Article -
Prevention of cervical cancer in rural China: evaluation of HPV vaccination and primary HPV screening strategies
Published 2011Comprehensive evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination in China has not previously been performed. The objective of this study was to evaluate vaccination as an alternative or addition to primary HPV screening ...Article -
Health in South Africa: changes and challenges since 2009
Published 2012Since the 2009 Lancet Health in South Africa Series, important changes have occurred in the country, resulting in an increase in life expectancy to 60 years. Historical injustices together with the disastrous health policies ...Article -
Increased exposure to community-based education and 'below the line' social marketing results in increased fruit and vegetable consumption
Published 2012OBJECTIVE: To determine if localised programmes that are successful in engaging the community can add value to larger fruit and vegetable mass-media campaigns by evaluating the results of the Eat It To Beat It programme. ...Article