HEALTHCARE LITERACY
Greetings, I am Mandisi Mrwebi, a Scientist based in South Africa with extensive experience in entrepreneurship, marketing, and environmental consultancy, coupled with years of lecturing Chemistry at the university level. Over a span of 20 years (2004 and 2024), I've cultivated diverse expertise, that is complemented by academic qualifications-a Bachelor's Degree, Honours, and a Master's Degree in Biochemistry.
My latest endeavor is the book titled "Health Evolving Principles: Religiously, Traditionally, Philosophically, Scientifically, Economically, and Politically." This work is a culmination of my academic background, entrepreneurial journey, and the invaluable assistance of artificial intelligence in research, editing, and review.
Themes and Global Relevance: The book's title reflects my quest to trace the evolving principles of healthcare, intertwining religious, traditional, philosophical, scientific, economic, and political dimensions. It covers the impact of these principles on the quality of life for all 8 billion global citizens. Touching on physical, social, and economic elements that influence ultimate life expectancy.
Beyond Medical Professionals: I advocate for broadening access to good health, to extend it beyond medical professionals. The goal must be to empower all global citizens with health literacy. A task to achieve quality health must be taken as a collective responsibility.
Responsibilities for Quality Healthcare: As mentioned, quality healthcare is a shared responsibility. Governments bear the primary responsibility, of creating environments conducive, equitable, and ethical for healthcare. Healthcare professionals and stakeholders, including researchers and manufacturers, must align with these principles. Notably, the general public, often downplayed, holds a central role as potential patients. Their health literacy is crucial in cultivating a culture of responsibility.
Linking Social and Scientific Elements: The book advocates for health literacy to bridge social and science comprehension. To acknowledge that spirituality and culture still contribute to modern healthcare. Petty as the issue could sound, it can enhance medical tourism. Health literacy will reduce the perceived negative elements of its commercialization and politicization.
A Bold Presentation of Gene Expression: The book takes a pioneering step to introduce a complex principle of gene expression to public discourse. In an era of artificial intelligence, where capacity is extended, it is imperative to familiarize the public with details of the subjects. The goal is to democratize health knowledge, breaking the historical trend where complex information resides with a select few.
Policy Reflection and Prevention Focus: In fact, the book agitates for policymakers to review resource allocation for the prevention of both infectious and non-infectious diseases. Embracing the age-old principle that "prevention is better than cure," it advocates for a simplified health industry to improve industry access to investors and entrepreneurs.
Global Modern Phenomena: Finally, the book seek to popularise phenomena such as telemedicine, medical tourism, and customized treatment. Encouraging readers to critically engage with these developments. Hence your feedback is not just welcomed, but deemed as vital for advancement of these ideals.
Please do email your feedback to mmrwebi@gmail.com. That will allow us to add you to our email list and give you updates on every activity and development of this book. We will share your feedback and your relevant initiatives with other supporters of these ideas. This is therefore an invitation to an establishment of something beyond being readership- rather an invitation to a community. Thank you for your support and enjoy the rest of the book.