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1	Retainment of volunteers in African communities with specific reference to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) Modise, Venda Mmasina 24 November 2012 (has links) The significance of volunteerism is marked by the declaration of the year 2001 as an International Year of the Volunteers. The purpose of the declaration is to facilitate, network, promote, and recognize volunteers and their efforts. The recognition of volunteers in social welfare services is also proposed in the White Paper for Social Welfare (1997:5) as a new approach. The White Paper highlights that volunteers are a significant human resource, which is being utilized by welfare organizations and development programmes. This study was an exploration of the motivational factors for the retainment of volunteers for CANS A in African communities. The focus of the study was on current volunteers for CANS A in the African communities of Mamelodi, Atteridgeville and Soshanguve. In 1995, the Pretoria branch of the Cancer Association appointed three social workers to extend its services to the referenced African communities. The social workers recruited volunteers to assist in service rendering, however, whilst it was easy to recruit the volunteers, it was not easy to retain them. The assumption for the study therefore was that CANS A would be able to retain volunteers, if the reasons and motivational factors for the retainment of volunteers can be realized. From the research findings, it became clear that in order to retain volunteers, there are processes and factors that need to be taken into account before and after the recruitment. Conclusions drawn from the study is that a solid foundation is necessary in order to retain the volunteers recruited. It is the researcher's view that a successful volunteer programme will emerge within the organization if the volunteers are recruited properly and for a specific purpose. In this way it will be easier to render an effective and efficient services to the volunteers recruited, thus enhancing their stay within the organization. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / Social Work and Criminology / unrestricted Evaluation Supervision Volunteer Cancer Retainment Cancer association of south africa Recruitment Orientation Training Recognition Rewards UCTD
2	Legal issues relating to the treatment of persons living with cancer Maimela, Charles 06 1900 (has links) Cancer is regarded as a global disease and one of the leading killer diseases in the world. The reason why cancer is so widespread and often misunderstood stems from multiple factors, namely, the lack of knowledge about cancer, unfair discrimination of persons living with cancer, inadequate or inappropriate treatment provided to patients, the stigma attached to cancer, misdiagnosis and late diagnosis of persons living with cancer, as well as the inadequate provision of screening programs to detect cancer at an early stage. The combination of these issues raises alarming medico-legal problems that merit further attention. The thesis will explore the origin, nature, philosophical and clinical aspects pertaining to cancer, as well as legal issues related to cancer and oncology. The study will conclude with recommendations aimed at mitigating and addressing the shortcomings that exist in the medico-legal framework. The study will also draw on a legal comparison of relevant South African, English and American laws and regulations. Since this thesis entails focussing on medico-legal principles, the study will draw on aspects of medical law, labour law, law of contract, law of delict, constitutional law and criminal law. / Private Law / LL. D. Cancer Breast cancer Lung cancer Liver cancer Cervical cancer Colorectal cancer Prostate cancer oncologist Oncology Human rights law Medical law Oncologist malpractice Discrimination Unfair labour practices Unfair dismissal Inherent requirements of the job Cancer registry Informed consent Negligence Unlawfulness Causation Wrongfulness Unprofessional conduct Expert witness 344.4197 Unfair labor practices -- South Africa Unfair labor practices -- Great Britain Unfair labor practices -- United States Human rights -- South Africa Human rights -- Great Britain Human rights -- United States Cancer Association of South Africa

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