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Kevin Govender

Central Queensland University
Verified email at cqu.edu.au
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The potential of astronomy for socioeconomic development in Africa

V McBride, R Venugopal, M Hoosain, T Chingozha… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Since 2013, the International Astronomical Union's Office of Astronomy for Development has
been funding and nurturing astronomy-for-development projects across the globe. In Africa …

[HTML][HTML] The pending loss of advanced life support paramedics in South Africa

K Govender, L Grainger, R Naidoo… - African Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In 2008 South Africa (SA) had 1631 registered advanced life support
(ALS) paramedics to provide pre-hospital advanced life support care to a population of …

Development in astronomy and space science in Africa

M Pović, M Backes, P Baki, D Baratoux… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Development in astronomy and space science in Africa | Nature Astronomy Skip to main
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[HTML][HTML] The impact of a ventilation timing light on CPR Quality: A randomized crossover study

B Jones, S Aiello, K Govender, B Shaw, B Tseng… - Resuscitation …, 2023 - Elsevier
A ventilation timing light (VTL) is a small commercially available single-use device that is
programmed to light up at six-second intervals prompting rescuers to provide a single …

Comparison of two training programmes on paramedic-delivered CPR performance

K Govender, K Sliwa, L Wallis, Y Pillay - Emergency Medicine Journal, 2016 - emj.bmj.com
Objective To compare CPR performance in two groups of paramedics who received CPR
training from two different CPR training programmes. Methods Conducted in June 2014 at …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational blood and body fluid exposure among emergency medical service providers in the eThekwini metropole of South Africa

M Chetty, KP Govender, S Sobuwa - African Journal of Emergency …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers in South Africa are
among health care workers (HCWs) most at risk of contracting infectious diseases due to …

[HTML][HTML] Developing retention and return strategies for South African advanced life support paramedics: A qualitative study

K Govender, L Grainger, R Naidoo - African Journal of Emergency …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction There is a growing and dire shortage of advanced life support (ALS)
paramedics in South Africa (SA). To further understand this phenomenon, a novel and …

[PDF][PDF] Towards a global baseline for astronomy development

L Naicker, K Govender - Communication Astronomy with the Public …, 2009 - capjournal.org
Astronomy is a field that has captured the minds of human beings for as long as we have
been on the planet. Called by various names, the greatest strength that astronomy brings to …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring and evaluating astronomy outreach programmes: Challenges and solutions

S Chapman, L Catala, JC Mauduit… - South African Journal …, 2015 - scielo.org.za
A number of tools exist to guide the monitoring and evaluation of science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and outreach programmes. Fewer tools …

AstroInformatics: Recommendations for Global Cooperation

A Mahabal, P Sharma, R Adhikari, M Allen… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Policy Brief on" AstroInformatics, Recommendations for Global Collaboration", distilled from
panel discussions during S20 Policy Webinar on Astroinformatics for Sustainable …