If you missed the SANCD Alliance Second Happy Hour Xchange last night, you can watch it on the below link. In this Happy Hour Xchange Dr Vicki Pinkney-Atkinson discussed with Dr Waassila Jassat about COVID-19 in South Africa and NCDs…
The South African Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (SANCDA) will host the 2nd Happy Hour Xchange on Thursday, 8 April 2021 at 18:00. Dr Vicki will be Xchanging with Dr Waasila Jassat about COVID-19 in South Africa and NCDs – surfing for…
People living with NCDs are at a higher risk of becoming severely ill if they contract COVID-19. NCDs are underlying health conditions that require you to take special care: cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory diseases, dementia, kidney disease and cancer. NCDs…
Hydroxychloroquine does not reduce deaths from COVID-19 and may even cause unwanted damage, recent studies have found. According to the new Cochrane Review, the drug probably does not reduce the number of people needing mechanical ventilation. “In addition, they note…
President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der Leyen,Director-General of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,CEO of Global Citizen, Mr Hugh Evans,Global Citizens and Friends, South Africa is honoured once again to lend our support to Global Citizen, and to…
Better late than never. And it is only until October last year. Comorbidities are published once and not routinely by NICD. Oh now, the second wave is over "we will publish another list." Really? This requires some myth-busting action from…
