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Shenuka Singh
Researcher at University of KwaZulu-Natal
Publications - 63
Citations - 563
Shenuka Singh is an academic researcher from University of KwaZulu-Natal. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 50 publications receiving 398 citations. Previous affiliations of Shenuka Singh include University of Cape Town & Stellenbosch University.
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Primary health services at district level in South Africa: a critique of the primary health care approach
Sunitha Dookie,Shenuka Singh +1 more
TL;DR: A well-functioning district health system is required for the re-engineering of primary health care, which requires a strong leadership, a strengthening of the current district heath system and a greater emphasis on health promotion, prevention, and community participation and empowerment.
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Contextualising the role of the gatekeeper in social science research
Shenuka Singh,Douglas Wassenaar +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the role and influence of gatekeepers in formal and organisational settings is examined and pragmatic methods to improve understanding and facilitation of this process are explored, in order to honour the ethical obligations to conduct appropriate stakeholder engagement before and during research, along with respect for the autonomy of institutions and their employees/clients/service recipients.
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"It's all about trust": reflections of researchers on the complexity and controversy surrounding biobanking in South Africa.
Keymanthri Moodley,Shenuka Singh +1 more
TL;DR: Building trust will best be achieved via a system of governance structures and processes that precede the establishment of a biobank and monitor progress from the point of sample collection through to future use, including export.
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Policy analysis of oral health promotion in South Africa
TL;DR: There is an urgent need to re-examine the process and content of oral health policy-making in South Africa and the conceptual framework developed for this study could facilitate further research in this area.
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Dental caries rates in South Africa: implications for oral health planning
TL;DR: Oral health planning efforts need to address issues of policy and programmatic integration, additional fuoride uptake and the availability of primary preventive programmes, as well as the underlying multifactorial determinants of dental caries.