South African Renal Registry Annual Report 2015

The fourth annual report of the South African Renal Registry summarises the 2015 data on renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in South Africa. The South African population increased to 54.96 million in 2015, from 54.00 million in 2014. In December 2015, the number of patients with ESRD who were treated with chronic dialysis or transplantation stood at 10 360, a prevalence of 189 per million population (pmp). The prevalence was 167 pmp in 2013 and 178 pmp in 2014. The increasing prevalence observed is due mainly to the increased numbers of patients accessing haemodialysis in the private sector. In the public sector, which serves 84% of the South African population, the prevalence of RRT (71.9 pmp in 2015) remains at levels close to those reported in 1994 so that the disparity in access continues to increase. The disparities between provinces remain, with Limpopo and Mpumalanga the most under-served, as do the disparities between ethnic groups, with Blacks being the most under-served group

Then and Now: Activism in Manenberg, 1980 to 2010

Magister Artium - MAThe study analysed the politics of resistance in Manenberg placing it within the over arching mass defiance campaign in Greater Cape Town at the time and comparing the strategies used to mobilize residents in Manenberg in the 1980s to strategies used in the period of the 2000s. The thesis also focused on several key figures in Manenberg with a view to understanding what local conditions inspired them to activism. The use of biographies brought about a synoptic view into activists lives, their living conditions, their experiences of the apartheid regime, their brutal experience of apartheid and their resistance and strength against a system that was prepared to keep people on the outside. This study found that local living conditions motivated activism and became grounds for mobilising residents to make Manenberg a site of resistance. It was easy to mobilise residents on issues around rent increases, lack of resources, infrastructure and proper housing.South Afric

Massachusetts Health Passport Project Evaluation Final Report

Adapted from the Executive Summary: The Massachusetts Health Passport Project (MHPP) began in April 2004, as a pilot program of the Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project at Boston College Law School under the direction of Francine Sherman, Esq. The program was originally called the Girls’ Health Passport Project (GHPP) and was designed to address the unmet health needs and gaps in health care services for girls committed to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) and re-entering their communities from DYS assessment and treatment facilities. An advisory board of health, juvenile justice, philanthropy, and evaluation professionals assisted the program in its early development

South African Renal Registry Annual Report 2016

The fifth annual report of the South African Renal Registry summarises the 2016 data on renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in South Africa. In December 2016, the number of patients with ESRD who were treated with chronic dialysis or transplantation stood at 10 257, a prevalence of 183 per million population (pmp). The growing prevalence observed since the registry was established is due mainly to the increasing numbers of patients accessing haemodialysis in the private sector. In the public sector, which serves 84% of the South African population, the prevalence of RRT (68 pmp) has dipped below the level reported for 1994, so that the disparity in access continues to increase. The disparities between provinces remain, with Limpopo and Mpumalanga the most under-served, as do the disparities between ethnic groups, with Blacks being the most under-served group

South African Renal Registry Annual Report 2020

The ninth annual report of the South African Renal Registry summarises the December 2020 data on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) for patients with kidney failure in South Africa. The numbers of patients reported here are substantially lower than those recorded in the previous report. This is likely the result of several factors, including larger numbers of deaths from COVID-19 and other causes, delayed initiation of KRT due to the pandemic, and challenges with data submission to the registry during a period when personnel were overwhelmed with clinical responsibilities related to the pandemic. In December 2020, the number of patients who were being treated with chronic dialysis or transplantation stood at 8 734, a prevalence of 146 per million population (pmp). The prevalence of South Africans accessing treatment in the private healthcare sector was 729 pmp, whereas it was 44 pmp in the chronically under-resourced public sector, well below the rate reported for 1994

South African Renal Registry Annual Report 2018

The seventh annual report of the South African Renal Registry summarises the 2018 data on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) for patients with kidney failure in South Africa. In December 2018, the number of patients who were being treated with chronic dialysis or transplantation stood at 10 730, a prevalence of 186 per million population (pmp). Most patients are treated with haemodialysis in the private healthcare sector, where the prevalence was 839 pmp. In the public sector, which serves 85% of the South African population, the prevalence of KRT (67 pmp) remained below the level reported for 1994. Limpopo and Mpumalanga remain the most under-served provinces and Blacks the most under-served population group. The Western Cape province had the highest public sector treatment rates by a large margin and was also where most of the country’s public sector kidney transplants were performed

South African Renal Registry Annual Report 2021

This is the tenth consecutive annual report of the South African Renal Registry since it was re-established and launched with the publication of the December 2012 data on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in South Africa. The December 2021 data reported here indicate a stabilisation of the COVID-19-related decrease in patient numbers which was recorded in the previous report. There were 849 patients who started KRT in 2021, an incidence of 14.1 per million population (pmp). Most of these patients (80%) were treated in private centres. In December 2021, the total number of patients on treatment with chronic dialysis or transplantation stood at 8 866, up from 8 734 in 2020, an overall prevalence of 147 pmp. The prevalence was 736 pmp in the private healthcare sector. In the public sector, the overall prevalence was 45 pmp, with the Western Cape being the province with the highest prevalence (166 pmp) and Mpumalanga the province with the lowest (3 pmp)

South African Renal Registry Annual Report 2017

The sixth annual report of the South African Renal Registry summarises the 2017 data on renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in South Africa. In December 2017, the number of patients with ESRD who were treated with chronic dialysis or transplantation stood at 10 744, a prevalence of 190 per million population (pmp). The growing prevalence observed since the registry was established is due mainly to the increasing numbers of patients accessing haemodialysis in the private sector, where the prevalence was 855 pmp. In the public sector, which serves 84% of the South African population, the prevalence of RRT (66 pmp) remained below the level reported for 1994, so that the disparity in access continued to increase. The disparities between provinces remained, with Limpopo and Mpumalanga the most under-served, as did the disparities between ethnic groups, with Blacks being the most under-served group. The Western Cape was the province with the highest public sector treatment rates and was also where most of the country’s public sector kidney transplants were performed