November 15, 2023
South Africa: Questions Asked As Gauteng Health Sources Food From Limpopo
The Gauteng Department of Health has struggled this year to ensure that patients in the province's hospitals always have the food they need. In addition to several reports received… Read more »
August 31, 2023
South Africa: Breastfeeding While Hungry - Is Enough Being Done to Support Mothers in the Free State?
Earlier this month, from 1 to 7 August, the world celebrated breastfeeding week under the theme - "Enabling breastfeeding: making a difference for working parents". This global… Read more »
July 12, 2023
South Africa: In-Depth - Children Are Still Dying of Malnutrition in the Free State
Even in 2023, infants under five years in the Free State are still dying from a lack of healthy food. From April to June this year, 21 children in the province died from severe… Read more »
May 03, 2023
South Africa: In-Depth - SA's Obesity Problem and the Promise of New Weight Loss Medicines
Obesity is a complicated public health issue that can be devastating on both the societal and the individual level. On one hand, it costs our economy millions and is a strain on… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Africa: Major Study Turns Spotlight On Formula Milk Industry
The scientific evidence that exclusive breastfeeding is best for infants is very strong. Yet, some baby milk formula companies continue to use questionable methods to create demand… Read more »
September 28, 2022
South Africa: In-Depth - What's Behind the Increase in Malnutrition Deaths Among Free State Infants?
On the day Luleka Gqumeta's baby died, she says she was in the streets begging for food for her and her children. It was October 2020, amid COVID-19-related social restrictions and… Read more »