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Great strides have been taken to deal with HIV/AIDS in South Africa, but now drug resistance may become a serious problem. International institutions and governments create the impression that things are going well and we are in control of the pandemic. But we’re not, says Dr Bent Steenberg Olsen.
An exciting opportunity exists for a TV journalist / Videographer at Health-e News Service who has a passion for social justice and the ability to direct, film and edit.
As Childhood Obesity rates in South Africa continue to soar, experts say the unhealthy food on offer in school tuck shops is partly to blame.
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All over South Africa, women have developed taste for eating soil or clay and now packets of soil are being sold by street vendors alongside their usual products. SANDILE MBILI, BONTLE MOTSOENENG AND LINDIWE MSIBI report…
Manie Pretorius used to be a sports enthusiast who weighed just 70 kilograms. Just a few years and a knee injury later, Pretorius weighed almost 200 kilograms. He had become obese and his state of health was on the decline.
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Today is International Diabetes Day and the rate of type 2 diabetes in South Africa has increased by over two-thirds in just five years, mostly as a result of poor diet.
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Health-e has the good fortune to welcome a number of new staff members over the past few months. Gill Gifford joins us as news editor.
Taxi drivers from Kuruman to Nelspruit confess that fizzy drinks and junk food are a central part of their rushed lives.
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NEWS RELEASE: New Global Burden of Disease Study reveals that income, education, and birth rates – while critical – are not the only keys to healthy living in 195 countries.
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There’s just a week to go before eHealthALIVE2016 kicks off at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg between 6 and 7 September 2016.
A new programme aimed at addressing the high mortality rate of children under five years old has been launched in the Eastern Cape – using puppets and educational play to teach small children basic healthcare that could save their lives. Siya Booi reports…
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There are just over three weeks to go until the inaugural eHealthALIVE2016 event takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 6 to 7 September 2016.