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Previous Volume 336:891-896 March 20, 1997 Number 12

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The social transition that must follow the political transition in South Africa will pose major challenges for many decades. The need to reduce inequities is undisputed. However, the means of effectively and sustainably achieving this reduction are less clear, especially in the face of rapid population growth and minimal additional resources in an economy that is growing less rapidly than hoped for by the new government. Health care reform exemplifies the many challenges facing South Africans. Profound shifts in thinking about the social forces influencing health and disease underlie the shift from the conventional biomedical model of health care to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The 1980s and 1990s

Political and Social Transition

Health Care Reform since 1994

Academic Medicine and Medical Education

Choices Facing Society

From Political Apartheid to Economic Apartheid

Public Awareness

Conclusions

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From the Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa, where reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Benatar.

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