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South Africa: Young Women in Soweto Say Healthy Living Is Hard. Here's Why
The Conversation Africa, 6 June 2019
Data from South Africa has shown that over two thirds of young women are overweight and obese. This predisposes them to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.… Read more »
'Young South African Women Say Healthy Living Is Hard'
Data has shown that over two thirds of young South African women are overweight and obese, which predisposes them to noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Studies conducted in Soweto, Johannesburg by the Medical Research Counciland the Wits University's Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, has shown that it's not enough for the government to simply promote healthy eating and exercise without considering the very real environmental and structural constraints present in South Africa.
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20 July 2018
The Diseases Africans Need To Be Worrying About
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Most African countries are putting measures in place to prevent deaths from noncommunicable diseases like cancer. Tanzania is injecting funding to ... see more »
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More than 15 million people between the ages of 30 and 70 die from heart and lung diseases, cancer, and diabetes annually, according to the World Health Organisation . The major ... Read more »
