EXHIBITION: HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE UNDER APARTHEID

Apartheid impacted on the health of citizens, and on the characteristics of the health care system and its health workers in numerous ways. There is an emerging literature on how the legacy of apartheid affects our present attempts to fashion a new health system and reminds us that many of the ethical issues that confronted health professionals under apartheid, challenge us in different guises in the 21st century. Most of the public, including students in health sciences faculties, have little knowledge of the history of health and health care over the past century, and are unable to apply its lessons to our emerging democracy.

The Adler Museum of Medicine is pleased to present an exhibition that explores the interplay between apartheid, health and health care, and draws out some implications for the present.

The exhibition has been researched by Dr Simonne Horwitz, BA Hons (Wits), MSc (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Saskatchewan, Visiting Lecturer, Department of History, Wits University.

A publication which accompanies the exhibition is available on the Museum?s website and is also for sale at the Museum for R60 per copy (excluding postage). Please contact the Museum to order a copy: adler.museum@wits.ac.za .

This is a temporary exhibition and shown at different times during the year, please phone the Museum to find out which exhibitions are currently on view.

Enquiries: Cheryl-Anne Cromie 011 717 2067 or email Cheryl-anne.cromie@wits.ac.za

Health and Health Care Under Apartheid Publication