A research reviewed of all published studies that assessed the vitamin D status of healthy populations in Africa found that the average prevalence of vitamin D...Weekly Roundup
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Cipla Medpro, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian generic giant Cipla, has acquired a 30% stake in local digital health company Brandmed for...Africa
Disease is causing an “astounding” drain on Africa’s economy, costing the continent almost $2.4trn each year. The Daily Telegraph reports that this is according to...
March 20th, 2019As part of the Health Department's strategy to reduce obesity, SA in 2018 became the first country in Africa to introduce a sugar tax. While Treasury conceded some...
Reduced kidney function, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease have each become more common in a large cohort of Italians living with HIV followed since 2004,...International
Almost 20% of deaths worldwide are attributable to an unhealthy diet, with high blood pressure and smoking completing the top three risk factors, according to the...Weekly Roundup
Diabetes claims around 2,500 leg amputations a year in KwaZulu-Natal, the health department said. The Times reports that KZN Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo sounded the...Weekly Roundup
South Africans will start paying tax on sugary drinks from 1 April 2018, according to an Act gazetted on 14 December, reports Health-e News. According to the Rates and...Weekly Roundup
Despite the existence of conventions prohibiting the poaching of medical practitioners from struggling African countries, the continent continues to lose much needed...
February 15th, 2017The successful expansion of services for HIV/Aids, TB and malaria has highlighted the inadequacy of existing services to deliver interventions for other health needs,...
