People in Africa are living longer but lifestyle diseases are rising: The age profile of people living in Africa is changing - they are living longer. ShutterstockMalaria, HIV, pneumonia, and diarrhoea are the leading killers on the African continent, according to a recently released study looking at the burden of diseases across the world. In 1980 the list looked different. … [Read more...] about People in Africa are living longer but lifestyle diseases are rising | The Conversation
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Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study
Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study: Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis from the World Bank Group and UNICEF. Ending Extreme Poverty: A Focus on Children finds that in 2013 19.5 per cent of children in developing countries were living in households … [Read more...] about Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study
Celebrating the living treasures in our communities
Celebrating the living treasures in our communities: Kwanele Buthelezi, learner at Zonkizizwe Secondary School As South Africa marks Heritage Month – this year themed as celebrating living human treasures for their immense contribution to the arts, culture and heritage sector in communities – Barloworld is highlighting the human treasures it supports in making a difference in … [Read more...] about Celebrating the living treasures in our communities
BECAUSE OF MY STATUS, living with HIV in Alexandra Township part I
BECAUSE OF MY STATUS, living with HIV in Alexandra Township part I: A MyJHB.co.za selected Alexandra Township video for you: In June 2009 Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) visited a project for orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa, the Alexandra Child Care and Support Centre. ‘Because of my status’ is a film about the children at the ACCSC and their … [Read more...] about BECAUSE OF MY STATUS, living with HIV in Alexandra Township part I
Conservation decisions must protect the livelihoods of people living in Africa | The Conversation
Conservation decisions must protect the livelihoods of people living in Africa: Women demonstrate in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley against the export of wild animals from the Maasai Mara National Park. Reuters/Antony Gitonga182 member states of the world’s biggest convention on wildlife conservation have committed – at this year’s gathering – to consider how trade decisions impact … [Read more...] about Conservation decisions must protect the livelihoods of people living in Africa | The Conversation
