Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa's provinces, 1990-2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study.
Tom AchokiBenn SartoriusDavid WatkinsScott D GlennAndre Pascal KengneTolu OniCharles Shey WiysongeAlexandra WalkerOlatunji O AdetokunbohTesleem Kayode BabalolaObasanjo Afolabi BolarinwaMareli M ClaassensRichard G CowdenCandy T DayOluchi EzekannaghaThemba G GinindzaChidozie C D IwuChinwe-Juliana Iwu JajaInnocent KarangwaPatrick D M C KatotoNuworza KugbeyDesmond KuupielPhetole Walter MahashaTivani Phosa Mashamba-ThompsonGeorge A MensahDuduzile Edith NdwandweChukwudi A NnajiMpiko NtsekheThomas Elliot NyirendaJulius Nyerere OdhiamboKwaku Oppong AsanteCharles D H ParryJulian David PillayAletta Elisabeth SchutteSoraya SeedatKaren SliwaDan J SteinFrank C TanserUshotanefe UsehHeather J ZarLiesl J ZühlkeBongani M MayosiSimon I HayChristopher J L MurrayMohsen NaghaviPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2022)
Reductions in HIV/AIDS and related conditions have led to improved health since 2007, though most provinces still lag in key areas. To achieve health targets, provincial governments should enhance health investments and exchange of knowledge, resources and best practices alongside populations that have been left behind, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic.