This well established text addresses both the requirements of the new nursing education programmes and southern Africa’s community needs.

Support Material

• Answers to Self-assessment questions at end of each chapter (for students self-study)
• Additional MCQs for lecturers

Main updates 

• Updated infection control practices 
• Revised update of the southern African disease profile
• Refreshed genetics chapters

• Overview of health 
• The United Nations and the World Health Organization 
• Health policy and systems in South Africa and the southern African regions
• Primary healthcare and promoting health through health education
• Epidemiology and health information
• Non-communicable diseases
• Microbiology and the transmission of infection
• Infection prevention and control
• Communicable diseases 
• Genetic factors in health and disease
• Health needs through the lifespan
• Home accidents
• Social and mental health
• Sustainable development
• Environmental sustainability
• Safe water and sanitation
• Nutrition and food safety

Diploma students; Year 1 & 2