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President calls for social inclusion of people with disabilities
Fix the Patent Laws Coalition supports South Africa and India’s proposal to facilitate access to COVID-19 vaccines
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Webinar: Act on NCD’s
Africa NCDs Network calls on WHO AFRO to address the needs of PLWNCDs
Global Week for Action on NCD’s Gallery
Durban respiratory training and community screening
Help Africa breathe – Siza iAfrika iphefumule Lung and respiratory disease in children and adult is a major cause of death, disability and morbidity in Africa. The most common illnesses […]
World Asthma Day 2018 – GINA
May 1: Today is the 20th annual World Asthma Day, an event held each May to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide. World Asthma Day is organized by the Global Initiative […]
What makes us healthy? Social determinants of health
During the bus drivers’ strike let’s remember that good transport, or its lack, helps to shape our health. It is one of the social determinants of health. The UK The Health Foundation’s […]
6 EnoughNCDs campaign priorities with South African spin
This post puts the UN High-level Meeting for NCDs priorities in a South African context. It does not dilute the global call but pegs the South Africa response. 1 Put […]
FAQs- Ramadan fasting and diabetes control
RPN (ICU) Diabetes Nurse Specialist SA NCD Alliance (SANCDA) Associate and Diabetes Education Society of South Africa (DESSA) member Ramadan is approaching and people living with diabetes are advised to plan […]
#EnoughNCDs campaign targeting the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs 2018
In September 2018 the United Nations High-Level Meeting on NCDs (UN HLM NCDs) takes place. People around the world are joining together to say: “We have had #EnoughNCDs and action […]
Myth-busting the new sugar tax – Health-e News
Writen by: Amy Green Published on Health-e News: April 3, 2018 There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the sugar tax which was officially implemented on April 1st. The […]
NCDs group top cause of death in S Africa – Time for action
NCDs accounted for 57.4% of deaths in 2016 while communicable diseases were responsible for 31,3% of deaths. According to StatisticsSA this confirms that South Africa is in the midst of […]
In six weeks we’ll know if Qedani Mahlangu will be prosecuted
Content is originally written forBhekisisa After being awarded damages, distraught families want more: the former Gauteng Health MEC must face criminal charges. The R135‑million in constitutional damages awarded to claimants in the […]
CANSA: Hollard DareDevil Run 2018
#DaredevilRun2018 DONATE HERE Your Options for Participation are Limited to ONE A 5km Run with a Difference that Makes a Difference The Hollard DareDevil Run has grown from one brave […]