Messaging around obesity urgently needs to change: NCD Alliance CEO
Obesity has been classified as as an extremely serious health condition yet the stigma and messaging stand in the way of addressing it.
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Childhood obesity to rise rapidly in the coming years
Obesity is a fast growing disease in South Africa, with one in eight children now living with obesity. Poverty and access to processed foods are worsening this non-communicable disease, say experts.
New data shows ‘global impact of COVID-19 on TB epidemic is worse than expected’
Over a million additional cases of tuberculosis (TB) went undiagnosed and untreated in the last year due to the impact of COVID-19-related lockdowns, significantly setting back the global effort to end TB by a massive 12 years, according to new data.
To save rural communities from junk food, raise awareness and the sugar tax, says health group
In rural areas, unhealthy food is cheap and accessible while awareness about the dangers is low. That’s why the Healthy Living Alliance is kicking off a campaign in communities and lobbying government for a sugar tax increase.
Funds diverted for the COVID-19 relief effort left thousands of learners without sanitary pads
With budgets diverted to food parcels, nearly 180,000 Gauteng learners did not receive dignity packs, which include sanitary towels. Health-e spoke to learners who were left vulnerable by the decision.
Water woes in Limpopo make Covid-19 prevention difficult
Heavy rains have damaged already inadequate water infrastructure in Vhembe in Limpopo. The long wait for running water is making it impossible for community members to follow hygiene-based anti-Covid-19 practices like washing hands.
Electronic registration system for the Covid-19 vaccine tightened amid fraud claims
Reports of fraudulent vaccinations has led to tighter measures around the Electronic Vaccination Data System. Doctors in private practice are accused of registering their employees and family members to receive the Covid-19 vaccine during the country’s first phase of the national rollout.
Zimbabwe prepares to enter second phase of Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Some 34,000 Zimbabweans have already been vaccinated and the country plans to roll out the second phase with help from the private sector.
#WorldKidneyDay: What everyday habits can you change to lower your risk of kidney cancer?
This World Kidney Day, experts explain the links between a person's risk for kidney cancer and factors including "obesity, high blood pressure, workplace exposure to certain substances and smoking."
Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout must include clear communication to combat vaccine hesitancy — experts
Inequitable distribution and vaccine hesitancy are the key challenges facing Africa in its fight against Covid-19, say international health experts.
Handwritten appreciation for health care heroes on the Covid-19 frontlines
An appreciation campaign has delivered more than 20,000 hand-written cards and letters to as many health workers as a sign of respect and support for those on the frontlines in the fight against Covid-19.
The Covid-19 pandemic has made women more vulnerable to violence, but also shown their resilience on the frontlines
On International Women’s day, Limpopo MEC for Social Development Nkakareng Rakgoale lamented how vulnerable the pandemic has made women. She also commended the women who have been at the forefront of the crisis.
One year of Covid-19 in SA: ‘I don’t wish anyone to go through what I went through’
In the year since the coronavirus was recorded in South Africa, more than 50,000 people have died and the country has been profoundly affected. Health-e News spoke to survivors of Covid-19, and those grieving the loss brought by the pandemic.
Opinion: With vaccine deliveries to African cities, the race for equity begins
Doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have arrived in four African cities, meaning the rollout on the continent can finally begin. It is only the start, however, in creating equitable global health, writes Dr. Solomon Zewdu of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Silence adds to the harm of obesity, new study shows
A study polling thousands of people living with obesity and the health workers who serve them finds that there is a gap in meaningful dialogue about the disease.