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New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an...
Photo by Peter Kovalev\TASS via Getty Images</span>Three years ago South Africa introduced Africa's first major tax on sugar-sweetened beverages based on grams of sugar. The tax now stands at...
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We're on the hunt for novel ways to assess the risk of type 2 diabetes
Diabetes is a growing public health burden. Ververidis Vasilis/Shutterstock</span>Type 2 diabetes is characterised by elevated blood glucose levels. This can cause complications that lead to...
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Zambia must find a way to balance the economy and public health in tax policy
Shutterstock</span>The burden of noncommunicable diseases is growing rapidly across sub-Saharan Africa. The conditions, which include obesity and diabetes, are now leading causes of premature...
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Our research shows gaps in South Africa's diabetes management programme
Diabetes is a leading cause of death in the country. PixelCatchers via GettyImages</span>Diabetes is currently the ninth most common cause of death in the world. Around 420-million people or 6%...
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The first clubfoot training webinar
World Clubfoot Day takes place on 3 June 2021. This globally recognised day both celebrates the birthdate of the pioneering Dr Ignaçio Ponseti and highlights the highly treatable clubfoot...
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Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African...
Healthcare worker, Boitsholo Mfolo, inside the digital x-ray truck at one of Africa Health Research Institute’s mobile screening camps in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Samora Chapman/ Africa...
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DKMS Africa secures R2m to support transplantation for 8 pediatric state...
DKMS Africa (formerly known as The Sunflower Fund) has secured over R2m (€140,000) through its state patient support programme to facilitate access to transplantation for eight pediatric patients,...
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New study shows turmeric extract may lessen Alzheimer-linked organ damage
A potent turmeric extract has been shown in new research to help lessen the potentially fatal damage from Alzheimer's disease on not only the brain, but also on peripheral organs.Read more... | Send to...
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#IfNotNowWhen: Confronting the diabetes tsunami
Source: ©World Diabetes Day [[www://worlddiabetesday.org/ worlddiabetesday.org]]</span>The Diabetes Alliance and the University of Pretoria Diabetes Research Centre (UP DRC) are presenting the...
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Africa's healthcare systems under pressure
Source: ©supplied by agency</span>While Africa accounts for about one-quarter of the global disease burden, it has just two percent of the world's doctors. With a burden of disease that includes...
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Africa's first public health state-of-the-art diabetes centre opens
Source: supplied.</span>Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) officially launched its state-of-the-art diabetes centre - the first public healthcare centre of its kind in Africa.Read more... | Send to a...
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