Global health inequity is growing
A staggering 854-million people were undernourished between 2001 and 2003 while at the other end of the scale 700-million people are likely to be obese by 2015, according to the Global Health Watch (GHW) 2.
Determinants Of Health
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140 baby deaths due to poor health services
Poor health care at several Eastern Cape hospitals left more than 140 underprivileged children dead in one of South Africa's poorest districts within the first three months of this year.
Billions still at risk because of poor sanitation
Every day, over 2,5-billion people suffer from a lack of access to improved sanitation and half of these practise open defecation, the riskiest sanitary practice of all, according to a report issued by the WHO/UNICEF.
‘No smoking’ pays off
Smoke-free policies are reducing heart disease related to smoke exposure, the prevalence of smoking in adults and the exposure of both adults and children to second-hand smoke.
Asthma still a big killer
Under-treatment, inappropriate treatment and lack of education for asthma patients in South Africa are contributing to still unacceptably high morbidity rates.
Climate change threatens health
World Health Day (April 7) focuses on health threats posed by global warming.
Lodge is the only source of hope and jobs
Bulungula Lodge offers a sustainable way of life within a tight community.
Nqileni: The E Cape village that fell off the map
There are no services in Nqileni Village in the Eastern Cape and kids are dying from drinking contaminated water. But a conditional grant for the district was returned untouched to the Treasury
More effective HIV prevention than just ABC
TORONTO ' More effective ways to prevent HIV prevention than simply the old ABC approach of 'Abstain, Be faithful and Condomise' may be available soon, according to research being presented at the biennial International AIDS conference this week.
Radical approach to AIDS prevention
Reduce malaria, worms and bilharzia, make border posts more efficient ' and HIV rates will drop, argues a US expert.
A battle for health in Diepsloot
Over-crowding and long queues are part of daily life for Diepsloot residents seeking primary health care at the Johannesburg informal settlement's O.R. Tambo clinic. And staff shortages are the main fuelling factor.
Widening gulf between Khayelitsha and Cape Town
For many Khayelitsha residents, water is a shared tap, sanitation a non-existent luxury and diarrhoea, a constant reality. On the eve of local elections, Health-e investigates how access to basic services impacts on residents' health.
Living without hope
Gloria Vena has given up swatting the flies gathering around her face. Her eyes seem empty and distant as she stares out the front door of her house, the back of her neighbour's rickety shack a few steps away from her makeshift front door.
Big spender Ekurhuleni fails to deliver
The District Health Barometer paints a fascinating picture of how the country's 53 health districts are faring to keep their residents healthy.
Shacklands pose biggest challenge to eThekwini metro
Thulani Shezi's New Germany Road settlement is one of about 500 shacklands in the eThekwini metro, and it only had a few portable toilets and a distant tap before the ablution block was built two years ago.