MEDICAL PRACTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS COMPLICATIONS.

Medical genetics in South Africa.

Medical practice in South Africa is firmly grounded in the British tradition. The country's first medical faculty was established at the South African College (soon to become the University of Cape Town) in 1917 and, although the second followed in Johannesburg three years later, another 23 years. were to elapse before another came into being. Today there are seven medical schools (eight if one...

Medical electives in South Africa.

vaccines, it is anticipated that they will have similar safety profiles, with serious adverse events after vaccination being uncommon. However, ongoing monitoring and further data are needed. Influenza vaccine uptake 7 in the northern hemisphere has been poor even in the face of the pandemic. 8 The incorporation of the pandemic strain into the regular seasonal vaccine for the southern hemispher...

Medical Malpractice and Compensation in South Africa

Leprosy and its control in South Africa.

According to Impey (1), leprosy probably existed in South Africa before the advent of European colonization, it having been introduced by spread from the north or by visitors in ancient times. Increased communication with the East during the period of colonization of the Cape by the Dutch East India Company, when slaves from Malaya were imported, augumented the number of cases. The northward mi...

Medical Care in South Africa: Some Lessons for British General Practice.