1. South Africa Education and Healthcare Post-Apartheid Teresa Meyer SOC 2630-042 Deidre Tyler

2. Table of Contents Wealth among racial/ethnic groups Wealth among black Africans Poverty South Africa Education Issues Matric exams pass rate Education Marginalization

3. Table of Contents (cont.) South Africa Healthcare Issues Life Expectancy HIV prevalence urban vs. rural Infant Mortality Healthcare professional inequality

4. Wealth among racial/ethnic groups

5. Wealth among black Africans Although a new black middle class has emerged post-Apartheid, there is a significant gap among the richest black Africans and the poorest black Africans

6. Poverty in South Africa Almost 57% of the South African population live in poverty Nearly 4 million children go to school under-nourished There is a direct correlation to poverty and education and healthcare. Increased education and healthcare can help end the cycle of poverty.

7. Education Issues Language barriers (11 official languages and schools teach in English) Lack of resources Poorly trained, under-qualified teachers Poor facilities 12 million children live in poverty and at least a third of these children are starving

8. South Africa Matric pass rate

9. Education Marginalization

10. Healthcare Issues Inequitable healthcare for blacks AIDS epidemic Lack of healthcare support systems and resources Lack of public sector funding Lack of health care workers

11. Life expectancy * The prevalence of HIV has caused the mortality rate to drop by 10 years for blacks between 1994 – 2004.

12. HIV comparison between urban and rural area

13. Infant Mortality

14. Healthcare worker inequality 1 physician per 91,000 blacks compared to 1 physician per 330 whites South Africa is experiencing a “brain drain” is which medical professionals are leaving for other countries since post-Apartheid