What presents to a rural district emergency department: A case mix.

Background: There is little information available on the range of conditions presenting to generalist run rural district hospital emergency departments (EDs) which are the first point of acute care for many South Africans.

Aim: This study aims to assess the range of acute presentations as well as the types of procedures required by patients in a rural district hospital context.

Setting: Zithulele is a 147-bed district hospital in rural Eastern Cape.

A response to an inaccurate interpretation of the validity of the red category of the South African Triage Scale.

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A Case Study of an Effective and Sustainable Antiretroviral Therapy Program in Rural South Africa.

The delivery of high-quality HIV care in rural settings is a global challenge. Despite the successful expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Africa, viral load (VL) monitoring and ART adherence are poor, especially in rural communities. This article describes a case study of an ART program in the deeply rural Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Validity of the South African Triage Scale in a rural district hospital.

Introduction: The implementation of a triage system is a vital step in improving the functioning and patient flow of the emergency centre in a rural district hospital. The South African Triage Scale (SATS) is a well validated and reliable tool used widely in South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to assess the validity of the SATS in a rural district hospital context.