Obesity remains a problem in Africa.
- Associate Professor and Director of the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
The G20 should acknowledge that diseases like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes are part of a system in which commercial actors are causing ill health.
A sugar-sweetened beverage tax is effective in reducing sugar consumption and should be increased for health reasons, researchers argue.
Child vaccination rates in South Africa are uneven. Here’s how to improve them.
L'obésité chez les enfants est un problème croissant en Afrique.
Obesity among children is a growing problem in Africa.
Financial links between corporations and health research invariably lead to conflicts of interest.
Healthy mothers mean healthy babies. Giving pregnant women cash grants could help prevent conditions such as stunting.
Diabetes affects about 12% of South Africa’s adult population.
Certains produits et pratiques commerciaux sont liés à des problèmes de santé évitables, à des dommages et à des inégalités sociales et sanitaires. Les grandes multinationales sont à blâmer.
Implementing a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in all African countries will require sufficient political will and support from civil society.
South Africa could lose many children due to a measles outbreak which is completely preventable.
Hand washing is a tried and true, scientifically proven preventive strategy that reduces the likelihood of transmitting both viral and bacterial borne diseases.
Gender stereotyping might be funny, but it’s no joke. A public health professor explains why she took action against everyday sexism when she heard it in a radio advert.
Marketers take advantage of the fact that children sometimes can’t recognise the difference between product placement and advertising.
Removing alcohol brands as sponsors of sports events could help reduce the trend of young people drinking.
On November 25 each year, South Africa launches its annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign. Gender based violence is still a massive challenge.
With South Africa’s consumption levels higher than the worldwide average, interventions to change the country’s drinking habits are critical.
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