Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine ( Official #openaccess #peerreviewed #scientific #journal of @WoncaWorld. Ed: Bob Mash

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Take note of our special collection on primary care research methods. This will be of value to Masters and Doctoral students, as well as early-career researchers, as they conduct and report on their research studies. The special collection is available at https://t.co/AmwarLST56

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Read "The health effects of extreme heat" Download https://t.co/xUxFLUNpkq
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Read "Determinants of primary healthcare physicians’ knowledge of diabetic kidney disease"
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Read "App-based primary care in South Africa: A conceptual pathway from telemedicine service acceptance to patients’ continuance intentions"
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It is World Family Doctor Day 2026, under the theme "Compassionate Care in a Digital World".
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Check out Werner Viljoen’s editorial on Compassionate Care in a Digital World for World Family Doctors Day on May 19th.  Published in PHCFM. Werner is a family physician at Helderberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Read here https://t.co/TaIfT5mbrR
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Meet Prof. Billy Tsima, Assistant Editor of PHCFM and Botswana-WONCA Africa Region Conference Co-chair; A featured Doctor by WONCA. He shares insights into his journey into family medicine and Botswana hosting the regional conference.
Read Interview “ https://t.co/YqbWM2xUqX”

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Read "Obstetricians’ perceptions of midwife specialists’ roles in South Africa"
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Read "Oral iron supplementation as a public health intervention in children aged 6 to 23 months for preventing iron deficiency and anaemia: Economic evaluation for the South African health system"
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Read "A setback for Sustainable Development Goal 3.1: Documenting the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic’s impact on maternal mortality through a National Confidential Enquiry in South Africa"
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Read "Integration of Ubuntu philosophy in maternity care units of Limpopo province, South Africa: Perceived experiences of women"
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Read "Capacity development of researchers involved in guideline development in Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa: A mixed-methods study"
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Read "Reframing Emergency Medical Service in the context of chronic non-communicable disease and palliative care"
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Read "Stopping antidepressants safely"
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Read "Operationalising palliative care integration: Experiences of implementers in South Africa"
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Read "Factors affecting the enrolment of men into a community adherence group in Kavango East Region, Namibia"
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Read "The holistic management of menopausal symptoms among indigenous women in the Gauteng province"
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PHCFM celebrates #WomensHealth research to honour #WomensHistoryMonth! We feature recent studies that deal with complex women's health themes, including Menopause, SRH, IPV, NCDs, and more – helping shape inclusive health systems: https://t.co/Z0T28oUgLC

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PHCFM, an OA journal, views #SexualHealth as essential to overall well-being. Our inclusive, evidence-based approach covers both clinical aspects, like sexual health services, and non-clinical aspects, such as sexual ethics and justice. https://t.co/GYS4QugfNT. #AOSIS @WoncaWorld

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The open-access PHCFM journal invites researchers to submit evidence-based work on maternal and neonatal care in district level health service settings. Submit your work at https://t.co/GYS4QugfNT. @WoncaAfrica #MaternalHealth #AOSIS