We can’t fight obesity without ending fat shaming
It’s time to ask ourselves: are we against obesity or obese people? Writes Pontsho Pilane.
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Global mental health report blasts SA for Esidimeni
Exactly a year after the start of the arbitration hearings that sought justice for the families of the dead Life Esidimeni patients, the esteemed The Lancet medical journal has released a global mental health report condemning the local disaster as “tragic”.
New staff developments
Health-e is proud to welcome Pontsho Pilane as a senior writer for Health-e News. She has won multiple awards including the 2018 Discovery Health Journalist of the Year award. Pontsho is interested in exploring how gender, race and class intersect with healthcare.
Brushing up on dental hygiene
Mbombela, Mpumalanga - Sarah Masina is an unemployed single mother of four who has gone most of her life without ever going to the dentist.
EFF joins fight against alcohol abuse
Many South Africans sniff disapprovingly about narcotics while throwing back litres of alcohol – the most abused drug in the country. But global support for restricting alcohol use is growing, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) intends to push for a ban on liquor advertising.
Top killer diseases feed on each other
One week, two UN high level meetings on health matters – and virtually no interaction between the two. But diabetes, cancer and depression have a major impact on tuberculosis. If we treat them in silos, we won’t overcome them. HEALTH-E NEWS’ Amy Green.
UN meeting: ‘Smart policies save lives’
Political will, smart policies and more resources can save millions of lives, MICHAEL BLOOMBERG tells the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases in the keynote address.
Cancer makes life difficult for poor Vhembe family
LIMPOPO - A rare infection which started as a sinus complaint has left a rural mother and her family confused, stressed and traumatised as it has since turned cancerous.
Historic UN TB declaration ‘falls short’ say activists
Civil society groups have criticised the United Nations declaration on tuberculosis (TB) ratified yesterday (26 Sept) saying it ‘falls short’ on critical issues in the fight against the world’s top infectious killer.
UN meeting: Individuals vs industry
Global leaders have put the onus on individuals to reduce “lifestyle” diseases rather than cracking down on industry in a global declaration to be adopted at today’s (27 September) UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases.
Rolling with the punches
WATCH: how boxing empowers Johannesburg's under-resourced youth
Calls for action at historic TB meeting
President Cyril Ramaphosa will join other world leaders today (September 26th) to decide on how to fight TB: the world's, and South Africa's, deadliest infectious disease.
‘You can’t fight TB if you don’t show up’
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa account for half of the world’s tuberculosis cases, but only South Africa’s president will attend today’s (September 26th) first United Nations high-level meeting on TB.
Stroke of depression in South Africa
Ten South Africans suffer a stroke every hour. Yet many blame the affliction on witchcraft and isolate stroke survivors – who are already battling because of the dire shortage of rehabilitation facilities.
SA’s ‘remarkable leadership’ could turn global tide against TB
In the run-up to the first-ever United Nations high-level meeting (HLM) on tuberculosis (TB) next week, the global health community has praised South Africa for its role in tackling the world's deadliest infectious disease.