Kibel M, Lake L, Pendlebury P & Smith C (eds) 2010
Children's Institute, University of Cape Town
The South African Child Gauge is the only publication in the country that provides an annual snap-shot of the status of South Africa’s children.
It is published by the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town, to track South Africa’s progress towards realising children’s rights.
The 2009/2010 issue focused on the theme 'Healthy children: From survival to optimal development'.
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Executive summary
Full report (3.4MB)
Poster-map (719kB)
Cover
Back cover
Acknowledgements and contact details
Broad overview
Contents
List of tables, diagrams and cases
Foreword
Marian Jacobs, Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Reflections on child heatlh
Michey Chopra, Chief of Health: United Nations Children’s Fund, New York
PART ONE: CHILDREN AND LAW REFORM
Key legislative developments in 2009/2010: Children's health rights
Lucy Jamieson, Prinslean Mahery and Khululwa Seyisi-Tom
PART TWO: CHILD HEALTH: FROM SURVIVAL TO OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT
Children’s rights to health
Paula Proudlock and Prinslean Mahery
The status of child health in South Africa
David Sanders, Debbie Bradshaw and Ngashi Ngongo
HIV, TB and child health
Brian Eley
An integrated approach to malnutrition in childhood
Michael Hendricks and Lesley Bourne
Mental health and risk behaviour
Alan Flisher and Aník Gevers
Basic health care services for children
Anthony Westwood, Maylene Shung King and Lori Lake
Managing resources and building capacity in the context of child health
Haroon Saloojee
Strengthening community-based child health services in South Africa
Nomathemba Mazaleni and Lesley Bamford
Towards child- and family-friendly health services
Minette Coetzee
Addressing the social determinants of health
Lori Lake and Louis Reynolds
A vision for child health in South Africa
The honourable Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi
Recommendations
Maurice Kibel
PART THREE: CHILDREN COUNT – THE NUMBERS
Introducing Children Count – Abantwana Babalulekile
Katharine Hall and Lori Lake
Demography of South Africa's children
Helen Meintjes and Katharine Hall
Income poverty, unemployment and social grants
Katharine Hall
Child health: The general context
Katharine Hall
Child health: HIV/AIDS
Leigh Johnson, updated by Katharine Hall
Child health: Nutrition
Lizette Berry, Katharine Hall and Michael Hendricks
Children's access to education
Updated by Katharine Hall
Children’s access to basic services
Updated by Katharine Hall and Double-Hugh Marera
Children’s access to housing
Katharine Hall
Technical notes on the data sources
About the contributors