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WHO – Global Status Report on NCDs 2014
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are one of the major health and development challenges of the 21st century, in terms of both the human suffering they cause and the harm they inflict on the socioeconomic fabric of countries,...
Report: Global status report on alcohol & health 2014
Produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the report confirms high levels of alcohol abuse but also positive policy moves spearheaded by the government’s Inter-Ministerial Committee. According to the report, […]
Alcohol tax discussion paper by National Treasury
Written comments by 30 June 2014 to Riaan Labuschagne The proposals in the discussion paper are part of a package of measures (financial and non-financial) aimed at addressing the negative […]
Alcohol tax discussion paper by National Treasury
Written comments by 30 June 2014 to Riaan Labuschagne The proposals in the discussion paper are part of a package of measures (financial and non-financial) aimed at addressing the negative […]
SA NCD Alliance one year action plan
The SA NCD Alliance and 100 stakeholders agreed to a short-term action plan. The main points of agreement are listed below but without suggesting which one is most important. Support […]
Has your clinic or hospital run out of medicine?
Here is a quick and easy way to report and get action. The Stop Stock Outs Project (SSP) is an independent civil society consortium that monitors availability of essential medicines […]
National Development Plan (NDP) and NCDs
A retake on the NDP with a summary biased towards NCDs with the following key quotes: “Evidence suggests multiple system failure across a range of programmes, including maternal and child […]
NCD deaths up – slightly up but still up
It’s official NCDs mortality rates are up bucking the slight downward trend in infectious disease death rates. The good news is that deaths from infective causes are down especially in […]
South African NCD Plan 2013 – what is civil society/ NGO role?
The Department of Health’s Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases 2013-2010 (2013) is essential reading for patients, health care professionals and service related industries. It contains 10 targets […]
Salt The Silent Killer
Salt has a direct effect on your blood pressure. The intake of salt causes your body to retain water above normal. This in turn raises your blood pressure. High blood […]