SuDS for managing surface water in Diepsloot informal settlement, Johannesburg, South Africa

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Self-reported Sexually Transmitted Infections among Adults in the Diepsloot Informal Settlement, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tariro J Basera1,5, Simbarashe Takuva2,3, Keith Muloongo4, Ndumiso Tshuma4 and Peter S Nyasulu1,5* 1School of Health Sciences, Monash University, 144 Peter Road, Ruimsig, Johannesburg, South Africa 2Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 3Centre for HIV and...

City Development Strategy in Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa Background to CDS Process of CDS Outcome • Population 3.5 million, 12% of nation GDP in the city, 30% below poverty line, stagnant economy, unemployment rising to almost 30% • Transformation of civic structure, from a single municipality, now the greater Johannesburg municipality with executive powers for the Mayor • CDS process begun as a part of strategic planning p...

Pneumonic Plague in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1904

Dietary diversity of formal and informal residents in Johannesburg, South Africa

BACKGROUND This paper considers the question of dietary diversity as a proxy for nutrition insecurity in communities living in the inner city and the urban informal periphery in Johannesburg. It argues that the issue of nutrition insecurity demands urgent and immediate attention by policy makers. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was undertaken for households from urban informal (n = 195) and ...

HIV-Associated Disseminated Emmonsiosis, Johannesburg, South Africa

Technical Appendix Table 1. Laboratory results at admission for 3 patients with HIV-associated disseminated emmonsiosis, Johannesburg, South Africa* Laboratory investigation Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Reference range CD4 count 5 cells/μL 3 cells/μL 0 cells/μL 50–2010 cells/μL Leukocyte count 16.91 × 10/L 1.52 ×1 0/L 1.84 × 10/L 4.00–10.00 × 10/L Hemoglobin 8.7 g/dL 11.7 g/dL 7.8 g/dL 14.3–18.3 g/dL M...