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Scaling up health equity to reach our goals for 2030

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The world wants health equity by 2030, but how do we scale up to get there? It starts with a clear understanding of what health and health equity really means, writes BroadReach co-founder Dr Ernest Darkoh. According to the…

healthe
February 9, 2023

Inequalities stand in the way of AIDS global targets

Inequalities standing in the way of global AIDS targets

Health, News

Inequalities obstruct the end of the Aids epidemic after a new UNAIDs report revealed that adults and children are being denied treatment. Over half of these kids are living on lifesaving medicines. The report titled ‘Dangerous Inequalities’ reveals…

NdivhuwoMukwevho
November 29, 2022

Small-scale farmers want to help their communities, but they need help first

News

In an attempt to address food insecurity and job creation, small scale farmers in the Mopani District of Limpopo are ready to provide. But first, they need help upscaling.

Mogale Mojela
December 16, 2020

AIDS2020VIRTUAL: Access to HIV treatment and prevention remains a challenge

Health, Health Systems, News

Deborah Birx, a member of President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR), told the 23rd International AIDS conference that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, they have continued to achieve most of their HIV sustainable development goals set for 2020.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
July 9, 2020

From farm to plate: Food safety is everyone’s business

News

The United Nations has declared 7 June the first World Food Safety Day to strengthen efforts to ensure what we eat is safe.

Thabo Molelekwa
June 7, 2019

Food safety a threat to global health and economies

News

With an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies all over the world.

jamesthabo
February 12, 2019

Food safety a threat to global health and economies

News

With an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies all over the world.

Thabo Molelekwa
February 12, 2019

Quality of food, not just quantity important for Africa

News

Unless the quality of food that Africans eat is addressed, the continent will not be able to address under-nutrition and obesity-related diseases or meet global nutrition goals.

kerrycullinan
April 18, 2018

Gates Foundation to invest R1.2b to close data gap

Health Systems, Women's Health

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will invest about R1.2 billion in the next three years to enable countries to count women and girls, and generate crucial data on hundreds of thousands of women around the world.

kyla
May 18, 2016

Sustainable Development Goals: Utopian dream or plausible plan?

Health Systems

For the next 15 years, the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals will guide what donors fund and what countries push – and the world may just take a page from Africa’s playbook as it pursue universal health coverage.

lauralopez
September 28, 2015
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Getting to zero preventable child deaths is possible

Health, Health Systems, Women's Health

News child mortality data shows East and southern Africa are making the fastest progress on reducing child deaths - and this bodes well as the world ushers in new development goals, write UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and southern Africa Leila Gharagozloo-Pakkala and Save the Children East Africa Director David Wright.

Guest Author
September 9, 2015

SA doctor charts new course for WHO in Africa

Health Systems, News

South African born Dr. Matshidiso Moeti yesterday became the World Health’s Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. As she takes the reigns of one of the WHO’s most important offices at a pivotal time, the doctor from KwaThema east of Johannesburg says she has never forgotten the lessons South Africa taught her.