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The not so sweet truth: A deep dive into diabetes Percept | January 2022 Diabetes was once considered an uncommon disease primarily affecting the wealthy, with lowincomecountries largely unaffected. However, the combination of an ageing [...]

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 that affect different structures [...]

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 there’s a large overlap [...]

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, wedefine comorbidity as an [...]

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 long-term insurance market. This [...]

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 of NCDs in South [...]

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 public health emergency.1 In [...]

Percept | February 2022 Almost three decades have passed since the fall of apartheid, and income inequality persists. Economic growth, equity and social cohesion in South Africa are generally considered poor or regressive despite considerable [...]

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 for Future Studies (IFFS) hosted [...]

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 is an attempt to ensure [...]

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 report investigates the expected [...]

Percept | November 2020 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 lays out alternative pathways for [...]