Why the number of people with more than one chronic condition is rising in Africa: Scientists estimate that by 2020, non-communicable disease will account for almost 70% of the total disease burden. ShutterstockMore and more people around the world are getting sick with two or more health conditions at the same time. For example, people are increasingly coping with two … [Read more...] about Why the number of people with more than one chronic condition is rising in Africa | The Conversation
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Most people in Africa don’t have access to palliative care. This needs to change | The Conversation
Most people in Africa don't have access to palliative care. This needs to change: There are very few palliative care facilities in Africa. EPA/Nic BothmaPalliative care aims to improve the quality of life for individuals – as well as their families – with life limiting illnesses. Access to palliative care should be viewed as a fundamental right but in Africa it’s been largely … [Read more...] about Most people in Africa don’t have access to palliative care. This needs to change | The Conversation
Young people give back to the NGOs that helped them
Young people give back to the NGOs that helped them: Sinanziwe Ndlovu, Rony Dube and Tebogo Mabye enjoyed being part of the Hope Squad for Add Hope Almost a generation of young people have been helped since Add Hope, KFC’s national feeding initiative which combines customer donations and CSI funds to support 137 NGOs, started eight years ago. Many success stories of young … [Read more...] about Young people give back to the NGOs that helped them
SA News: INGLES: ‘F*ck White People’ art not racist, rules South Africa magistrate
INGLES: 'F*ck White People' art not racist, rules South Africa magistrate: RT / A Cape Town magistrate's court has ruled that an art poster with the words F*ck White People scrawled all over it is not racist or that it amounts hate speech since it seeks to address the problems caused by a white-dominated society. The poster ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Cricket … [Read more...] about SA News: INGLES: ‘F*ck White People’ art not racist, rules South Africa magistrate
SA News: ‘It was a bit unsettling when I moved here. The people didn’t look like me’
'It was a bit unsettling when I moved here. The people didn't look like me': Growing up in Botswana and South Africa she was used to seeing people like herself in positions of authority and senior management. She did become aware of racial tensions in South Africa during her teenage years, but never counted herself as different or ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: ‘It was a bit unsettling when I moved here. The people didn’t look like me’
