Human development involves the processes, on an individual and social level, towards fulfilment, not only of basic needs but of values including freedom, security, achievement and belonging.
This Human Rights Day, we reflect on the progress South Africa has made since 1994, and the work that remains. Researchers at the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development (CoE-HUMAN) continue to shed light on the challenges facing South Africans, including inequities in maternity care and the developmental needs of young children across Africa, food insecurity, cancer outcomes, and children's rights in school nutrition programmes.
Read our Newsletter for an overview of our latest research.
CoE-HUMAN in partnership with SAMRC Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit set out to showcase the Bukhali HeLTI study as an exemplar of a programmatic intervention that shows the efficacy of a complex continuum of care that aims to combat the complex health burdens that young men and women who live in resource-constrained settings face, discuss prevention and health initiatives that are vital for the benefit of young men and women as well as show how good health and wellbeing matter prior to conception. The video showcases the role of the Bukhali trial as a programmatic intervention that aims to promote behaviour change from preconception.
Chronic Illness Awareness campaign
The Wits Health Hubb partners with the Phila Sonke Wellness Initiative and other organisations to deliver health screening in Soweto.
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