SOUTH AFRICA IS DETERMINED TO TURN THE TIDE ON THE OBESITY CRISIS, BUT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO ACT TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES EASIER

SOUTH AFRICA IS DETERMINED TO TURN THE TIDE ON THE OBESITY...

From children to adults, women to men, overweight and obesity is an ever-increasing health risk in South Africa.  The link between obesity and the...
AHF Africa Hails Malawi Government Decision to Axe Duty and Excise Tax on Sanitary Pads

AHF Africa Hails Malawi Government Decision to Axe Duty and Excise...

KAMPALA, Uganda--(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)-- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Africa Bureau today applauded the decision of the Malawi government to remove taxes on sanitary pads. The...
Alternative treatment can’t work when the body is at war with itself

Alternative treatment can’t work when the body is at war with...

Social media or posters on lamp poles promising a miracle potion to clear and cure psoriasis give people false hope, especially as many people...
Rare Disease Day – shining the light on rare diseases

Rare Disease Day – shining the light on rare diseases

Johannesburg, 28 February 2022: Rare Disease Day is observed every year on 28 February (or 29 in leap years) globally to recognise and raise...
5 Common Treatable Birth Defects

5 Common Treatable Birth Defects

If you’re pregnant or planning on having children in future, the thought of your baby being born with a defect of any kind can...
Developing authentic resilience – why the time is now

Developing authentic resilience – why the time is now

Let’s face it, even before COVID disrupted the world in 2020, South Africans were in need of a good dose of resilience to see...
How kintsugi can help you heal from depression

How kintsugi can help you heal from depression

Kintsugi, an ancient Japanese artform and philosophy based on the principle of embracing flaws, and beautifying them. The kintsugi can be applied to healing...
Less chronic pain, more gain. With Red Lab

Less chronic pain, more gain. With Red Lab

If you have ever experienced chronic pain in your life, you’re not alone.  In fact, 1 in 5 South Africans suffer from chronic pain to some...
Lone Cape Town activist enlightens pupils in Portland High School

Lone Cape Town activist enlightens pupils in Portland High School

After almost two years of not being able to be a voice for her City, Ms. Lucy Lynn Fondling, a Youth for Human Rights...
Drug awareness campaign relaunched in Joburg

Drug awareness campaign relaunched in Joburg

After nearly two years of covid where many community betterment campaigns had to be put on hold, the Foundation for a Drug Free World...
Volunteers proactively support holistic rural healthcare through outreach programmes

Volunteers proactively support holistic rural healthcare through outreach programmes

Johannesburg, 23 February22 – Busisiwe is 9 years old. She lives in rural Acornhoek in Mpumalanga, and she attends her local school. Unfortunately, she...
All you need to know about complementary feeding for your baby

All you need to know about complementary feeding for your baby

Breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months of a baby’s life is the most natural way to feed your baby.  However, what comes next...