Open AccessALTERNATIVE CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Author(s) -
Glynis van der Walt
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
obiter (port elizabeth. online)/obiter (port elizabeth)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-555X
pISSN - 1682-5853
DOI - 10.17159/obiter.v39i3.11327
Subject(s) - developing country , economic growth , medicine , state (computer science) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , development economics , socioeconomics , family medicine , economics , computer science , algorithm
Currently, South Africa has an estimated 5,2 million abandoned children in need of care. Facing the highest rate of deaths worldwide from HIV/AIDS, and as a developing country, many children are left in need of care. The current article considers the status of alternative care in South Africa in light of the State’s ability to provide appropriate alternative care for those in need thereof.