Diabetes

Diabetes awareness kicks into high gear in Alex

News, Our Health

ALEXANDRA – The City of Joburg has embarked on a diabetes awareness campaign in an effort to educate residents of the large township on the dangers of the illness, now ranked the second cause of natural deaths after TB.

Ramatamo
November 23, 2017

No end in sight for TB

News

South Africa is one of seven countries responsible for the majority of the world’s tuberculosis (TB) burden, according to the 2017 Global TB Report published last month. The goal, set by the World Health Assembly, to effectively end TB by 2035 will not be met unless the country meets its own targets.

Amy Green
November 20, 2017

VIDEO: Drowning in Sugar

Health, Multimedia

On World Diabetes Day, South Africans do not have much to celebrate. For Melanie Pandoor, a recent diabetic amputee, this rings true.

kimharrisberg
November 15, 2017

Citizens take to the streets on World Diabetes Day

News

The Healthy Living Alliance (Heala) took to the Rosebank streets on Tuesday, using World Diabetes Day as a significant time to protest against sugary drinks outside Coca-Cola’s new local headquarters.

Amy Green
November 15, 2017

Prevent obesity and prevent diabetes ‘tsunami’

News

WORLD DIABETES DAY: One in 11 adults worldwide is living with diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) which released the new estimates in its Diabetes Atlas today.

kerrycullinan
November 14, 2017

Sugar and sight: what’s the connection?

News

Debates are in full swing about the proposed sugar tax that is likely to start in South Africa in early 2018. As Orbis Africa explains, this is part of a broader government plan to tackle non-communicable diseases over the next five years.

healthe
November 13, 2017

Sugar and mental health: What’s the link?

News

Severely mentally ill patients are more likely to suffer from diabetes, be obese and have a higher risk of dying young than the general population. Research is increasingly linking diet to mental health. And, reports Amy Green for HEALTH-E NEWS on the eve of World Diabetes Day, sugar is a potent but much-over-looked culprit.

Amy Green
November 13, 2017

Horrifying cycle of amputations

Health

WORLD OBESITY DAY: A desperate surgeon appeals for help as diabetic patients overwhelm his wards.

kerrycullinan
October 11, 2017

Ban junk food adverts?

News

For the first time in world history, there are more obese than underweight people. Both are symptoms of malnutrition, part of a global food system geared towards profits. Activists want a radical shift in the entire food system, including a total ban on junk food advertising. Is it possible and will it make a difference?

Amy Green
September 26, 2017

‘Rapidly increasing’ life expectancy but disease threatens progress

News

The latest Global Burden of Disease study data shows that South Africa continues to battle with HIV, road injuries and violence as well as diseases related to obesity.

Amy Green
September 15, 2017

Non-communicable diseases a threat to the health system

Health

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) threaten to overwhelm a health system already under strain from HIV and tuberculosis.

Amy Green
August 23, 2017

Diabetes – the silent killer

News

Goodman Gwala had dreams of playing professional football but now he struggles to walk after his left toes were amputated. The cause? Diabetes.

Amy Green
August 15, 2017

Sugary drinks tax on track

News

The proposed tax on sugary drinks is likely to go ahead later this year, following negotiations between government, labour and industry at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac).