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Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Calls for Pressure on the Food Industry to Reduce Harmful Foodstuffs And Promote Healthy Eating Habits
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called on the international community to put pressure on the food industry to reduce harmful foodstuffs and promote healthy eating habits worldwide.
Researchers Called Upon to Work in Partnership with Government in Reducing the Burden of Diseases
Deputy Health Minister Gwen Ramokgopa has called on researchers to work in partnership with government to assist in reducing the burden of diseases.
South Africa Must Change to a Preventative Healthcare Delivery Model
South Africa’s model of healthcare delivery has to shift from being hospi-centric to a more preventative one if the country is to win the fight against disease. How People Arrived Here: preventive health in south africa
World Food Programme Opens Up Critical Humanitarian Corridor To Western Libya
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has established a life-saving humanitarian corridor to populations caught in violence in Western Libya, with the first convoy of trucks already moving food from Tunisia.
Rift Valley Fever Warning Issued in Free State
The heavy rains over the past few weeks have been a welcomed development in water-strapped parts of the country, however, the Free State Agriculture Department has warned of an imminent outbreak of Rift Valley fever.
Nigerian Institutions to Receive Training on Accessing International Funds
The United National Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are among six international organizations supporting the training in September of more than 70 Nigerian institutions on international funds access by the Training...
New Study Calls Into Question Current BMI Guidelines for Older Adults
Adults aged over 70 years who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over a ten year period than adults who are in the ‘normal’ weight range, according to a new study published today in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society.
UKaid Provides Support for New Vaccine to Eradicate Polio
A pioneering new vaccine that provides more effective protection against the two remaining strains of polio is being used for the first time in the world in Southern Afghanistan, Britain’s International Development Minister Mike Foster, has announced. The...
