Africa’s burden of disease: The University of Cape Town Sub-Saharan Africa Centre for Chronic Disease

Coetzee’s interest in destabilizing the boundaries of literature and philosophy is most evident in later fictions such as Elizabeth Costello. But as Andrew Dean argues in this chapter, this interest in moving across boundaries in fact originates much earlier, in Coetzee’s quarrel with the institutions and procedures of literary criticism. Coetzee used the occasion of his inaugural professorial lecture at the University of Cape Town (Truth and Autobiography) to criticize the assumption that literary criticism can reveal truths about literature to which literary texts are themselves blind. Influenced in part by such figures as Jacques Derrida and Paul de Man, Coetzee posed a series of challenging questions about the desires at stake in the enterprise of literary criticism. Developing these thoughts, Dean explores the way in which Coetzee’s earlier fiction, including such texts as Foe (1986), is energized by its quarrelsome relationship with literary criticism and theory, especially postcolonial theory.

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The BabySaver: Design of a New Device for Neonatal Resuscitation at Birth with Intact Placental Circulation

Children ◽

10.3390/children8060526 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 526

Author(s):

James Ditai ◽

Aisling Barry ◽

Kathy Burgoine ◽

Anthony K. Mbonye ◽

Julius N. Wandabwa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Cost ◽

Neonatal Resuscitation ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Skilled Birth Attendants ◽

New Device ◽

Birth Attendants ◽

Premature Babies ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

The Uk ◽

The University

The initial bedside care of premature babies with an intact cord has been shown to reduce mortality; there is evidence that resuscitation of term babies with an intact cord may also improve outcomes. This process has been facilitated by the development of bedside resuscitation surfaces. These new devices are unaffordable, however, in most of sub-Saharan Africa, where 42% of the world’s 2.4 million annual newborn deaths occur. This paper describes the rationale and design of BabySaver, an innovative low-cost mobile resuscitation unit, which was developed iteratively over five years in a collaboration between the Sanyu Africa Research Institute (SAfRI) in Uganda and the University of Liverpool in the UK. The final BabySaver design comprises two compartments; a tray to provide a firm resuscitation surface, and a base to store resuscitation equipment. The design was formed while considering contextual factors, using the views of individual women from the community served by the local hospitals, medical staff, and skilled birth attendants in both Uganda and the UK.

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Development and launch of the first obstetrics and gynaecology master of medicine residency training programme in Botswana

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-020-02446-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

R. Luckett ◽

M. Nassali ◽

T. Melese ◽

B. Moreri-Ntshabele ◽

T. Moloi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Training Programme ◽

International Standards ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Subspecialty Training ◽

Continuous Assessment ◽

Curricular Development ◽

Apprenticeship Training ◽

University Of Botswana ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

The University

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a severe shortage of Obstetrician Gynaecologists (OBGYNs). While the Lancet Commission for Global Surgery recommends 20 OBGYNs per 100,000 population, Botswana has only 40 OBGYNs for a population of 2.3 million. We describe the development of the first OBGYN Master of Medicine (MMed) training programme in Botswana to address this human resource shortage. Methods We developed a 4-year OBGYN MMed programme at the University of Botswana (UB) using the Kern’s approach. In-line with UB MMed standards, the programme includes clinical apprenticeship training complemented by didactic and research requirements. We benchmarked curriculum content, learning outcomes, competencies, assessment strategies and research requirements with regional and international programmes. We engaged relevant local stakeholders and developed international collaborations to support in-country subspecialty training. Results The OBGYN MMed curriculum was completed and approved by all relevant UB bodies within ten months during which time additional staff were recruited and programme financing was assured. The programme was advertised immediately; 26 candidates applied for four positions, and all selected candidates accepted. The programme was launched in January 2020 with government salary support of all residents. The clinical rotations and curricular development have been rolled out successfully. The first round of continuous assessment of residents was performed and internal programme evaluation was conducted. The national accreditation process was initiated. Conclusion Training OBGYNs in-country has many benefits to health systems in SSA. Curricula can be adjusted to local resource context yet achieve international standards through thoughtful design and purposeful collaborations.

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The Elements of Roman Law, being Selections from the Institutes of Justinian, with Explanatory Notes, for the Use of Students. Edited by R. B. Howes, M.A., LL.D. (Dublin), Lecturer in Law in the University of Cape Town, and R. P. B. Davies, B.A. (Cape and Oxon), formerly Lecturer in Roman Law at the University of Cape Town. Cape Town and Johannesburg: Juta & Co., Ltd.254 pp. (25s.)

The Cambridge Law Journal ◽

10.1017/s0008197300133501 ◽

1931 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 258-258

Author(s):

D. T. O.

Keyword(s):

Cape Town ◽

Roman Law ◽

University Of Cape Town ◽

The University

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Applications of Aspiration Lung Biopsy with A Review of the Literature* *This paper is taken in part from a thesis accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Medicine by the University of Cape Town.

Diseases of the Chest ◽

10.1378/chest.25.3.286 ◽

1954 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 286-301 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

C.R. WOOLF

Keyword(s):

Lung Biopsy ◽

Cape Town ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

University Of Cape Town ◽

The University ◽

Partial Fulfillment

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The Many Racial Effigies of Sara Baartman

Theatre Survey ◽

10.1017/s0040557417000254 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 58 (3) ◽

pp. 275-299 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kellen Hoxworth

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Cape Town ◽

Racial Oppression ◽

Black Paint ◽

African Students ◽

The Many ◽

University Of Cape Town ◽

The University

Six African students enact a somber, silent dance. They stage a series of striking images at the base of South African artist Willie Bester's sculptureSara Baartman, in the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Their faces and bodies smeared with black paint, the students articulate their protest ofSara Baartmanin explicitly racial terms, aligning their critiques of economic, colonial, and racial oppression under the sign of blackness.

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The Relationship between Theatre and Ritual in the Sogo bò of the Bamana from Mali

New Theatre Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s0266464x09000414 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 233-240

Author(s):

Marie Kruger

Keyword(s):

Oral Tradition ◽

Associate Professor ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Structural Elements ◽

Repetitive Nature ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Metaphorical Expression ◽

The University ◽

Shifting Boundaries ◽

The Relationship

The Sogo bò, primarily an animal masquerade, can be distinguished from Western theatre through its use of a fluid space with shifting boundaries between spectator and performer. An oral tradition dictates the characterization, scenario, and content. The resemblance to ritual can be found in structural elements such as its repetitive nature and the use of non-realistic performance objects and motions. As in ritual, there is a clear sense of order, an evocative presentational style, and a strong collective dimension. The functional resemblance lies in the complex metaphorical expression through which relationships and values are symbolized, objectified, and embodied in a highly artistic way. Marie Kruger is an associate professor and the Chair of the Department of Drama at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, where puppetry is offered as a performance and research option. Her research is focused on masquerades in Africa and the various contemporary applications of puppetry in sub-Saharan Africa.

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