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Five ways that climate change threatens human health
As food insecurity deteriorates, so will malnutrition globally. By 2030, between 570,000 and 1 million children under five ...
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Toilets Of Despair: Dirty, broken Toilets at Clinics Speak of Systemic Neglect
Read Time: 10 minutes For World Toilet Day, our community journalists, Molefi Sompane, Montsho Motlale and Sandile Mbili visited 31 primary health ...
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Reduced physical activity, limited access to affordable healthy food drivers of childhood diabetes in South Africa
High crime rates in cities often keep children indoors, leading to sedentary behaviours like playing video games and snacking on unhealthy, ultra-processed foods.
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World Diabetes Day: The hidden burden of mental health in diabetes care
by Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie and Dr Sonja Mostert of the University of Pretoria’s Diabetes Research Centre Every 14 November, we observe World Diabetes Day. The theme for World Diabetes Day from 2024 ...
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MSF condemns Novo Nordisk double standard in diabetes care
The decision by Novo Nordisk to discontinue the insulin pens will force patients to revert to syringes, complicating diabetes care for millions of people.