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ROBERT MASH BOB MASH

Stellenbosch University
Verified email at sun.ac.za
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[HTML][HTML] Strengthening primary health care in the COVID-19 era: a review of best practices to inform health system responses in low-and middle-income countries

D Peiris, M Sharma, D Praveen, A Bitton… - WHO South-East Asia …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Amid massive health system disruption induced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic, the need to maintain and improve essential health services is greater than …

Effectiveness of a group diabetes education programme in under‐served communities in South Africa: a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

RJ Mash, H Rhode, M Zwarenstein, S Rollnick… - Diabetic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of group education, led by health promoters using a
guiding style, for people with Type 2 diabetes in public sector community health centres in …

Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency

C Zielinski, K Abbasi, P Ali, V Barbour… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations, political leaders and health
professionals to recognise that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis …

[HTML][HTML] COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

L Atwoli, GE Erhabor, AA Gbakima… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Wealthy nations must step up support for Africa and vulnerable countries in addressing past,
present, and future impacts of climate change. The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental …

Multimorbidity in non-communicable diseases in South African primary healthcare

H Lalkhen, R Mash - South African Medical Journal, 2015 - journals.co.za
Background. Multimorbidity in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a complex global
healthcare challenge that is becoming increasingly prevalent. In Africa, comorbidity of …

[HTML][HTML] The roles and training of primary care doctors: China, India, Brazil and South Africa

R Mash, M Almeida, WCW Wong, R Kumar… - Human Resources for …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract China, India, Brazil and South Africa contain 40% of the global population and are
key emerging economies. All these countries have a policy commitment to universal health …

Evaluation of patient characteristics, management and outcomes for COVID-19 at district hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa: descriptive observational study

RJ Mash, M Presence-Vollenhoven, A Adeniji… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To describe the characteristics, clinical management and outcomes of patients
with COVID-19 at district hospitals. Design A descriptive observational cross-sectional study …

Home delivery of medication during coronavirus disease 2019, Cape Town, South Africa

Z Brey, R Mash, C Goliath, D Roman - African Journal of Primary …, 2020 - journals.co.za
The public sector primary care facilities in Cape Town serve a large number of patients with
chronic diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, diabetes …

Statement of consensus on Family Medicine in Africa

R Mash, S Reid - African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family …, 2010 - journals.co.za
Family Medicine is an emerging speciality in sub-Saharan Africa and yet potential interest in
the contribution of Family Medicine to health, primary care and district health services is …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of a diabetes group education program delivered by health promoters with a guiding style in underserved communities in Cape Town …

R Mash, R Kroukamp, T Gaziano, N Levitt - Patient education and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a group diabetes education
program delivered by health promoters in community health centers in the Western Cape …