Sex in the slums
NIGERIA,(PlusNews) - Ijora Badia in Lagos, Nigeria's former capital city and the country's economic hub is a community virtually without government services.
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9 December 2008
Unhealthy lifestyles
Many South Africans are physically inactive, consume poor and unhealthy diets and are overweight and obese '€“ leading to all kinds of preventable conditions that kill them prematurely.
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Fewer staff for more patients
More people need health services because of HIV/AIDS yet there are fewer and fewer health workers to help them.
The impact is particularly bad at primary healthcare facilities, the first stop for sick people without medical aid.
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Cancer = Biggest killer
The global burden of cancer has more than doubled during the past 30 years and it is estimated that in 2008 there were over 12 million new cases of cancer diagnosed, 7 million deaths from cancer and 25 million persons alive with cancer.
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Mental illnesses ignored
The primary health care system is failing South African communities in desperate need of mental health services for common conditions such as anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress and school-related problems.
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Measuring the health of a nation
Despite improvements in living conditions over the past decade, the health of South Africans has worsened, according to the SA Health Review 2008 which was launched last night (Dec 10) in Pretoria.
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