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Reduced sodium legislation saves lives

South Africa鈥檚 2013 sodium reduction law is lowering blood pressure and improving health. A study by Wits & Harvard found a 10% drop in sodium intake, with stricter limits in processed foods. Even small reductions cut heart disease risk. Experts...
29-Mar-2025 1:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Pioneering Tests Could Improve the Assessment of Dementia in Ageing Africans

Researchers have introduced specialised dementia tests tailored for older African adults, improving on standard cognitive assessments. These tools, part of HAALSI-HCAP, aim to address data gaps in Africa's ageing studies. The initiative aligns with...
26-Mar-2025 9:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Leadership Training Empowers Africa鈥檚 Health Regulators

Africa鈥檚 top health regulators convened in Johannesburg for the inaugural African Regulatory Leadership Programme (ARLP), aimed at strengthening regulatory leadership and advancing the establishment of the African Medicines Agency. Hosted at Wits...
23-Mar-2025 8:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Study Shows Type 2 Diabetes Doubled in Sub-Saharan Africa in 6 Years

This study highlights the rapid rise of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa, with prevalence doubling in six years among middle-aged individuals in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and Burkina Faso. The findings, published in The Lancet Global Health,...
27-Feb-2025 1:40 AM EST Add to Favorites

Award-Winning Pharmaco-Geneticist Advances Drug Discovery and Development for Africans

Masimirembwa, a Distinguished Professor at Wits University's Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB), received the award at a ceremony in California, USA, on 7 February. The PMWC Pioneer Award recognises Masimirembwa鈥檚...
23-Feb-2025 11:35 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Cash and Counselling Slash Unsuccessful TB Outcomes by Half

A new study shows that tuberculosis patients cash-incentivised and counselled have a 52% lower relative risk of having an unsuccessful treatment outcome.
7-Feb-2025 4:35 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Carbon Revenues Fuel Misguided Policies in African Conservation

A group of researchers from 26 universities and institutes working in Africa have warned conservationists, farmers and landowners to be cautious of consultants and companies recommending a single veld-burning strategy to sequester carbon in order to...
7-Jan-2025 5:10 AM EST Add to Favorites

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New Digital Dome launches in Joburg

After major refurbishments, the old Johannesburg Planetarium has been transformed into the state-of-the-art Wits Anglo American Digital Dome.
12-Nov-2024 11:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Although Art Coverage Has Improved, Older Adults Face Considerable Barriers to HIV Prevention, Including Educational Disparities and Gender Inequities, Particularly in Rural Settings

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Global Health Expert to Discuss Africa鈥檚 Mpox Response and Vaccine Equity

27-Aug-2024 9:40 AM EDT

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Top 10 Climate Science Insights Unveiled

Top 10 Climate Science Insights Unveiled: Global experts in social and natural sciences unveiled the annual 10 New Insights in Climate Science Report.
4-Dec-2023 3:05 AM EST

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