Plants offer home-grown solutions to healthcare
Approximately 80% of South Africa's population depend on medicinal plants for their healthcare needs, leading to an increased interest in the commercialisation of plant-based remedies. Research by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, an NWU PhD candidate, is shedding light on the potential of medicinal plants in the skincare market and in the treatment of childhood diseases. His current study focuses on the use of medicinal plants in treating childhood diseases.
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It's time to put environmental regulations to work
With calls for safer, cleaner environments, an NWU researcher suggests that local governments use and enforce existing environmental regulations to ensure a better quality of life for all. Maricélle Botes, part of the research team at the Faculty of Law's South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability (CLES), says that while regulations and instruments are available, they are not being utilised.
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How families cope with mental health care issues
According to Tshepang Modise, nursing science master's graduate, the whole family can be affected when living with a family member with a mental disorder, disability or developmental delay. Mechanisms to cope with resulting stress include escape, avoidance, denial or looking to religion. His research is titled "Coping mechanisms used by families of mental health care users in Mahikeng sub-district, NW Province".
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