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WHO releases global GLP-1 guidelines for treating obesity

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#WPRD2023: Rwanda harnesses PR in the fight against NCD

17 Jul 2023

Zarcare: The future of healthcare in South Africa

Zarcare: The future of healthcare in South Africa

Zarcare 26 May 2023

Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

Changing conversations about overweight and obesity

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 28 Mar 2023

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Chronic kidney disease impacts 500 million individuals worldwide

14 Mar 2023

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Integrated chronic care actively reducing the burden of chronic disease

14 Feb 2023

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Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Kaushik Ramaiya 30 Dec 2022

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SA Diabetes Alliance calls for urgent national diabetes education programme

10 Nov 2022

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Study shows type 2 diabetes reduces life expectancy

4 Nov 2022

Prediabetes - what you don't know may kill you

Prediabetes - what you don't know may kill you

Intercare 1 Nov 2022

How to make healthy eating choices easier

How to make healthy eating choices easier

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 5 Oct 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

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Africa's first public health state-of-the-art diabetes centre opens

15 Nov 2021

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Africa's healthcare systems under pressure

27 Oct 2021

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#IfNotNowWhen: Confronting the diabetes tsunami

26 Oct 2021

DKMS Africa secures R2m to support transplantation for 8 paediatric state patients

DKMS Africa secures R2m to support transplantation for 8 paediatric state patients

14 Jul 2021

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 Health Research Institute

Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African district

Emily B Wong 28 Jun 2021

The first clubfoot training webinar

The first clubfoot training webinar

MANGO-OMC 1 Jun 2021

Diabetes is a leading cause of death in the country. PixelCatchers via GettyImages

Our research shows gaps in South Africa's diabetes management programme

Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Elizabeth M Webb & Paul Rheeder 11 May 2021

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Zambia must find a way to balance the economy and public health in tax policy

Mulenga Mary Mukanu 23 Apr 2021

Diabetes is a growing public health burden. Ververidis Vasilis/Shutterstock

We're on the hunt for novel ways to assess the risk of type 2 diabetes

Cecil Jack Weale 14 Apr 2021

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New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact

Karen Hofman 12 Apr 2021

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RIP Dr Sindi van Zyl

12 Apr 2021

New global partnership sees The Sunflower Fund become DKMS Africa

New global partnership sees The Sunflower Fund become DKMS Africa

25 Mar 2021

A tribute to a giant in the palliative care community

A tribute to a giant in the palliative care community

MANGO-OMC 19 Mar 2021

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

12 Mar 2021

Despite Covid-19, Sunflower Fund increased donor registrations since lockdown

Despite Covid-19, Sunflower Fund increased donor registrations since lockdown

4 Mar 2021

Effective management of water in dialysis augments better outcomes

Effective management of water in dialysis augments better outcomes

GO Content Lab 3 Mar 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2020: Healthcare

14 Dec 2020

Patients waiting at Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone (credit - Steven Rubin)

Inadequate healthcare measurement puts patients at risk in Global South

18 Nov 2020

Nurses are the backbone of the health system. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Diabetes prevention and care needs more nurses with extra training and support

Sundeep Ruder 16 Nov 2020

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