Health in South Africa

[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, South Africa achieves 89.1% of what is expected based on its current income.

[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 63.8% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.

[9] Other infectious diseases prevalent in South Africa include bacterial diarrhea, typhoid fever, and hepatitis A.

These infectious diseases are generally caused when the food or water consumed by an individual has been exposed to fecal material.

It works with WHO and the South African National Department of Health to educate, do research, provide technical support, and advocate.

Qualitative research showed that motivators indicated by Black donors were prosocial reasons and promotional communication, and deterrents included fear, lack of awareness, and perceived racial discrimination in blood collection.

In 2015, South Africa achieved one of the targets of the millennium development goal 1 which was to halve the number of people facing undernourishment between 1990 and 2015.

[19] A recent study found that 44.1% and 40.2% of youth (ages 14-24 years) experienced depression and anxiety, respectively.

Diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, and HIV provide a significant contribution to the prevalence of mental illness.

Some of these diseases such as cerebral malaria can bear a direct physiological effect on the mental functionality of the patient.

In South Africa the number of midwives per 1,000 live births is unavailable and the lifetime risk of death for pregnant women 1 in 100.