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South Africans urged to have their blood pressure tested regularly
Globally, it is estimated that approximately 7.5 million people die annually from complications due to high blood pressure (also known as hypertension). The Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa...
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What population growth will do to health and communities
Professor Mark Collison of the South African Population Research Infrastructure Network</span>By 2030,the world population is expected to be 8.6 billion people, growing to 11.2 billion by 2100,...
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WHO calls for urgent action against NCDs
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general</span>Collectively, cancer, diabetes, lung and heart diseases kill 41-million people annually, accounting for 71% of all deaths globally, 15...
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Why indigenous medicine could play a role in rebuilding health systems
Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig</span>Conflicts...
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Brics countries must step up on healthcare
© Evgeny Gromov [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>Because they carry the greatest burden of disease, developing countries need to make their voices heard in global health organisations to avoid...
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Clinics manage hypertension patients better when more hands are on deck
©somchai pringproh [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>South Africa's clinic based health system was originally created to provide primary care services like maternal and child care and care for...
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SA consumers need to be informed to avoid risk of opioid addiction
South Africans need to better understand the potential risks associated with using medication to combat pain, as even the use of certain pain medications, could lead to an individual needing...
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Pilot programme to expand access to care for NCDs
© Andriy Popov [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>A pilot programme that aims to increase access to care for non-communicable disease (NCDs) in South Africa will be introduced to the Kwamakhutha...
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NCDs are the biggest killer in poorer countries
© Andriy Popov [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>Contrary to the popular belief that parasites and infections are the biggest killers, people in developing countries are more likely to die from...
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Trust has paid out R134m compensation to silicosis sufferers
Dr Sophia Kisting-Cairncross</span>The Q(h)ubeka Trust has awarded R134m in compensation to qualifying former Anglo American South Africa and AngloGold Ashanti mineworkers suffering from...
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Getting the balance right in detecting diabetes
Professor Annalise Zemlin. Photo: Damien Schumann</span>Finding the right biochemical tests to detect diabetes mellitus earlier can reduce the heavy burden of this disease on the healthcare...
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People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out...
A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock</span>Nearly half of all deaths and about a third of disabilities in low and middle-income countries could be...
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Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions
Piron Giullaume/Unsplash</span>Cost-effective interventions are needed in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce death burden caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a study...
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Thousands of us die from these illnesses each day. Will it ever end?
Photo: Western Cape Government</span>Recently, the United Nations held its first-ever high-level meeting on TB. At the gathering, leaders agreed to treat 40-million people with TB between 2018...
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Increasing cholesterol medication adherence with financial incentives may be...
©worldofvector [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>A programme that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol could be...
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The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!
Feeling a bit state-capsized, swept along by more waves than a cryptocurrency chart? Here are some life-saving festive content ideas:Read more... | Send to a friend
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Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus
Job creation, empowerment, enablement are at the core of Bizcommunity's business model. Every month Bizcommunity, South Africa and Africa's biggest online B2B publishers, post up to 4,000 job vacancies...
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World Diabetes Day 14 November - Preventing diabetes - key to a longer and...
The prevalence of diabetes in adults is increasing worldwide, and it is predicted that by 2040, this condition will become one of the leading causes of death in South Africa.Read more... | Send to a...
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Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus
Job creation, empowerment, enablement are at the core of Bizcommunity's business model. Every month Bizcommunity, South Africa and Africa's biggest online B2B publishers, post up to 4,000 job vacancies...
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Lifestyle diseases could scupper Africa's rising life expectancy
The life expectancy improvements in sub-Saharan Africa vary between men and women. Shutterstock</span>People in sub-Saharan Africa are now living longer than ever before. A child born in the...
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