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Over 1 in 3 people affected by neurological conditions, the leading cause of illness and disability worldwide
EDITORIAL: With elections and NHI, this is a big year for healthcare in SA
Comment on Prevention & treatment for substance use draft policy
NCDs in the South African National Development Plan – a change of heart?
Letter to minister -NCDs strategic plan implementation & resourcing
Food labelling & advertising regulation for comment by 14 July 2023
NHI Bill- Health Committee briefed by Parliamentary Legal Service & State Law Advisors
? NCDs outcomes NDoH March 2023?
Fears as Durban loses last state cancer specialist – Bhekisisa
Written by: JOAN VAN DYK for Bhekisisa Only two state cancer specialists remain in the province of more than 10-million people. Durban loses its last public sector oncologist today as shortages of […]
Health-e News – World Heart Day: learning to survive heart attacks
Heart and Stroke Foundation World Heart Day, which happens every year on 29 September, will see iconic landmarks turned red in honour of the occasion with Table Mountain and the […]
World Heart Federation – Statement on the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
Professor David Wood President, CEO, The World Heart Federation. As you may have read, […]
Childhood Cancer in South Africa – CANSA
According to the South African Medical Journal¹ the overall survival rates for childhood cancer in South Africa remain low when compared to international data. Greater awareness of the warning signs […]
NCDs coordinating body for South Africa
Vicki and David Pinkney-Atkinson The South African NCDs Alliance (SANCDA) and its NCDs partners are celebrating a pivotal win with the creation of a national NCDs coordinating body. In […]
CANSA – Media Release August 2017
CANSA Offers Complimentary Skin Cancer Screening The most serious type of skin cancer is melanoma, with South Africa having the highest incidence in the world. In a bid to reduce […]
Call for Applications: Pre-Forum Youth Workshop at the 2nd Global NCD Alliance 2017
A Pre-Forum Youth Workshop will be organized on 7-8 December ahead of the 2nd Global NCD Alliance Forum from 9-11 December 2017, in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates on the […]
Minister of Health launches Breast and Cervical Cancer policies
The Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will this week launch two critical cancer policies namely, Cervical and Breast Cancer policies aimed at addressing high mortality caused by these cancers, […]
Minister of Health launches Breast and Cervical Cancer policies
The Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will this week launch two critical cancer policies namely, Cervical and Breast Cancer policies aimed at addressing high mortality caused by these cancers, […]
CANSA CEO Wins Standard Bank Top Women award in Public Service
The SANCDA is proud to congratulate CANSA CEO Elize Joubert in her winning of the Standard Bank Top Women Award in Public Service. This speaks volumes for the leadership and […]