NCD Brief Nine – Pump it up
Pump it up: A deep dive into heart disease Percept | January 2022 Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD), is an umbrella term used to describe anarray of conditions...
NCD Brief Ten – Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap: A deep dive into mental health Percept | January 2022 Mental health conditions are becoming increasingly large contributors to disease and disabilityburdens worldwide. Coupled with the fact that...
NCD Brief Eleven – Compounding the complexity
Compounding the complexity: The impact of comorbidities on the management of non-communicable diseases Percept | January 2022 This brief focuses on the comorbidity and multimorbidity of chronic conditions. For our purposes,...
NCD Brief Twelve – Reassessing the risk
Reassessing the risk: The impact of noncommunicable diseases on life insurance Percept | January 2022 In this brief, we explore how the increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) impactsthe South African...
NCD Brief Thirteen – Levers of change
Levers of change: The alternative approach Percept | January 2022 This series of briefs about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has provided a rich and layered pictureof the multifaceted nature of the problem...
NCD Brief Fourteen – Hidden in plain sight
Hidden in plain sight: Projecting the burden of NCDs Percept | January 2022 The high and increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has led to the recognitionof NCDs as a global...
The cost of cancer: Where to from here?
Emma Finestone and Jodi Wishnia | September 2021 Download In this brief…Percept was contracted by the Cancer Alliance to research the burden of disease for cancer in South Africa and this...
Percept and The Covid Vaccine
Perceptors | November 2021 This is a collection of our reflections on receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. They reflect our diversity of experiences and views and styles (satire, poetry, advocacy), but...
Deliberations on the nature and measurement of inequality in South Africa
Percept | August 2021 To promote knowledge sharing and mutual learning on inequality measurement and the inequality context in South Africa, the Inclusive Society Institute (ISI) and the Swedish Institute...
Trade-offs on the road to Universal Health Coverage
Percept | July 2021 Percept has been working with the Inclusive Society Institute on engaging health-sector stakeholders in deep discourse on South Africa's path to Universal Health Coverage. This report...