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Public health medicine is the branch of medicine that focuses on the prevention of ill health, the promotion of good health and mitigates against the consequences of ill health through the combined efforts of society and the relevant communities
South Africa faces a quadruple burden of disease (Years of Life Lost plus Years Lived with Disability as a measure of burden)
All disciplines involved in infectious disease control should always bear in mind the importance of public health measures in the prevention of infectious diseases
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Public health medicine is the branch of medicine that focuses on the prevention of ill health, the promotion of good health and mitigates against the consequences of ill health through the combined efforts of society and the relevant communities. Wits School of Public Health MBBCh; DTM&H; DPH; DHSM; DOH; MMed: FPHM; FPH (UK); PhD Correspondence to: Prof Shan Naidoo, e-mail: shan.naidoo@wits.ac.za South Africa faces a quadruple burden of disease (Years of Life Lost plus Years Lived with Disability as a measure of burden).
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