Get creative with picky eaters at home
With daycare centres closed, and the nation in a lockdown — mealtime with toddlers can be an uphill battle as their palates and appetites develop. But it doesn’t have to be, say experts and parents.
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The first Sunday of June is National Cancer Survivors Day, commemorated in South Africa and other parts of the world. But much needs to be done here to increase awareness.
Menstrual health sustainability needed more now
Young people from the south of Joburg are fighting period poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic.
#CoronavirusSA: Pathogen vs person
With the elderly population disproportionately affected by complications from Covid-19, the novel coronavirus has highlighted the physical well-being of older persons. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), older people are particularly at risk of developing fatal complications from the virus. Mental health experts, however, have warned that focusing purely on the physical health of the elderly while ignoring the psychological impact of the pandemic could prove to be as deadly, if not more so, than the virus itself, writes Jamaine Krige
‘A world filled with precaution’ for the immuno-compromised
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Ubuntu beds gives health care workers access to free private accommodation.
About 2 500 healthcare workers are set to benefit from an initiative that is aimed at providing them with accommodation at various establishments in the hospitality industry. Through Ubuntu Bed, 15 000 rooms have been made available at over 869 hospitality establishments…
What’s in your food?
Research shows that in South Africa obesity and overweight rates are climbing, and one way of curbing this may be front of label packaging.
Anxiety builds for Limpopo families separated by Covid-19 hospital regulations
“I sometimes feel like I’ve deserted my mom but there is nothing I can do – it’s beyond my control,” says Mulalo Namgammbi whose mother is a cancer patient at Tshilidzini Hospital.
Netcare Milpark Hospital closes theatre complex due to Covid-19
The temporary theatre closure comes after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19 but it will be open next week Monday after a thorough disinfection process.
Child ambassadors speak out on Covid-19 impact
Child Protection Week kicks off with child ambassadors sharing their lockdown experiences.
What do we know about sending children back to school?
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‘As much as we fear the virus, we’re still human’
President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the country to follow central tenets of Covid-19 prevention – social distancing, hand sanitizing and proper face mask use – during the new phase of the Covid-19 lockdown. Some have taken these words to heart, whilst others struggle to acclimatise to the new normal.
Limpopo’s social distancing rulebreakers worry traders and taxi drivers
South Africa’s economic sphere is slowly re-opening but there’s hurdles along the way as informal food traders and taxi driver in Thohoyandou express concern about some Covid-19 prevention measures not being followed.
Living with the ‘mystery disease’
Multiple Sclerosis is one of the most common causes of neurological disability in the youth but the disease is not a death sentence.
Mental health in lockdown: ‘So many are just not coping’
The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened existing issues in South Africa such as the country’s ‘unresolved depression and trauma’, and other mental health issues, writes Ntombi Mkandhla.