A cost-effectiveness modelling study published in the Lancet Global Health in February 2019 shows that South Africa’s PACK programme (previously known as PC101) can improve access to care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), save government money and is cheaper than using World Health Organization NCD guidelines. February 2019 | Read the study in Lancet Global Health 5 February 2019 | Read the article in The Conversation
An article published by the Florianópolis Municipal Health Office, Brazil, describes how the PACK Brazil Team kick start 2019 with the PACK 2019 Update. 29 January 2019 | Prefeitura de Florianópolis Read full article…
The Knowledge Translation Unit (KTU) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Lung Institute, in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health, the SA Medical Research Council (MRC), and the British Medical Journal (BMJ), hosted the Alma Ata and PACK Congress in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Health Organisation’s Declaration of Alma Ata. The Congress also celebrated the launch of the […]
Members of the KTU team travelled to Ethiopia in September to support the next phase of implementing the Ethiopian Primary Healthcare Clinical Guideline (PHCG) programme. Congratulations to the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) team on training 97 Master trainers between 16th and 24th September. This is another critical step to equip and empower primary healthcare clinicians in Ethiopia and towards achieving Health For All. […]
9-11 October 2018 The KTU hosted a delegation from China on 9-11 October. Professor Chi, Director of the Department of General Practice at Peking University Health Sciences Centre and Peking University First Hospital, has been in discussion with the BMJ and KTU about localising, implementing and evaluating PACK for China’s primary care system. As the Chinese National Health Commission has authorised a PACK research pilot […]
The KTU were delighted to present a number of posters and presentations at 2017 Global Evidence Summit, held at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town. One of the KTU Content Developers, Ajibola Awotiwon, was invited to join a lively panel discussion looking at how evidence is used for policy. 11 October 2017 | TDR Read full article…
The Lung Institute’s Knowledge Translation Unit (KTU) will hold an open day on 12 September to showcase their Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK), the work it supports and the people involved. It will be held in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health. 8 September 2017 | Newsroom Story by Helen Swingler Read full article…
The funding opportunity from the Children’s Hospital Trust for the development of PACK Child was reported in the People’s Post, Claremont/Rondebosch. 18 April 2017 | People’s Post, Claremont/Rondebosch Story by Nomzamo Yuku Read full article…
Primary healthcare practitioners call it their bible. You’ll find a well-thumbed copy of the Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) in clinics all over South Africa. Developed over the past 16 years by UCT’s Knowledge Translation Unit (KTU) at the Lung Institute, the comprehensive clinical management tool has become indispensable to front-line nurses and doctors. It’s now being piloted in Brazil. In a nutshell, the […]
12 March 2017 | Al Jazeera Report by Tania Page Watch video…
