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Healthcare without communication? The language gap. An interdisciplinary approach to reducing communication barriers in HIV, tuberculosis and diabetes treatment in South Africa

This innovative interdisciplinary project proposes and empirically evaluates strategies to overcome language and cultural barriers to improve adherence to treatment in disease in SA in close collaboration with key local actors, with a focus on rural health care centers; and develops a strategy to implement thise improved communication strategies in curicula for health care professionals and training of professionals in local clinics in order to secure the implementation of these strategies in teaching and medical practice in SA in the long run.

Date:1 Jan 2017 →  31 Aug 2022
Keywords:Healthcare, communication, communication barrier, treatment, South Africa
Disciplines:Social psychology