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SA: Gwen Ramokgopa: Address by the Deputy Minister of Health, during the delivery of the Health Department Budget Vote 2013/14 , Parliament, Cape Town (15/05/2013)

SPEECH

NCDs are the number one killer in the world, with more than 63% of all global deaths due to cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases, cancers and diabetes. Globally, 90% of preventable, premature...

SA: Aaron Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health, during the delivery Health Department Budget Vote 2013/14, National Assembly, Cape Town (15/05/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable Speaker, it is now well documented and generally understood that South Africa faces a quadruple burden of disease. Many other countries are faced only with a double burden. These four...

SA: Statement by Thandi Modise, North West Premier, on wastage of public funds, inefficiencies and corruption (10/05/0213)

STATEMENT

North West Premier Thandi Modise has called on public representatives and senior managers at all levels of government, including public entities and municipalities to do everything in their power...

SA: Statement by the North West Provincial Government, on twenty-two thousand public servants charged for corruption (25/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Twenty-two thousand public servants across the country were charged with misconduct for corrupt activities and R300 million recovered from perpetrators, the National Public Service Commission...

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, disappointed with further postponement in Professor Karabus case (23/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The South African Government has today, 23 April 2013, taken note of the postponement – yet again – in the case of Professor Cyril Karabus, who has been going through a prolonged court case in...

SA: Statement by the North West Provincial Legislature, on the untimely death of Honourable Onewang Rebecca Kasienyane (23/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The North West Provincial Legislature has suffered another loss in the passing on of Honourable Onewang Rebecca Kasienyane at Bophelong Hospital in Mahikeng the morning of Sunday, 21 April 2013....

SA: Statement by the Department of Health, Minister Aaron Motsoaledi appoints Ministerial Advisory Committee on the prevention and control of cancer in South Africa (16/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Gwen Ramagopa had today, Tuesday 16 April 2013, officially opened and led discussions of the inaugural meeting of the newly appointed Ministerial Advisory...

Zuma sends condolences to Venezuela

OBITUARY

President Jacob Zuma sent condolences to the people of Venezuela on Wednesday following the death of their President Hugo Chavez. "Our hearts are with the family of President Chavez, as well as the...

Incremental Innovation: Adapting to Patient Needs (March 2013)

HEALTH

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) today launches a new report on Incremental Innovation: Adapting to Patient Needs. The report emphasizes the...

Netherlands: Statement by Philips, multi-national electronics company, on launch of “Fabric of Africa” campaign to raise awareness on non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health and strengthening of healthcare systems (27/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Royal Philips Electronics has launched “Fabric of Africa” - a collaborative campaign to drive public-private partnerships and to improve healthcare access across the continent. The main...

SA: Statement by Gauteng Health, Gauteng undertakes community campaign to educate about pregnancy and sexually transmitted illness (12/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Gauteng Department of Health is calling on pregnant mothers and their partners to make use of clinics to learn more about pregnancy and prevention of sexually transmitted illnesses.

Addressing the gaps in global policy and research for noncommunicable diseases (February 2013)

HEALTH

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally, killing more people each year than all other causes combined. The four main NCD categories – cardiovascular disease,...

SA: Statement by Theuns Botha, Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health, on World Cancer Day (04/02/2013)

STATEMENT

On Monday, 4 February, I will receive a memorandum from the Cancer Alliance. This forms part of a campaign to create awareness about the illness, of our lifetime - cancer. The number of people...

UICC: Statement by the Union for International Cancer Control, global cancer prevention non-governmental organisation, on the prevention of 1.5-million premature cancer deaths (04/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) today announced that 1.5 million lives which would be lost to cancer, could be...

CANSA: Statement by the Cancer Association of South Africa, on World Cancer Day as an opportunity to dispel myths (04/02/2013)

STATEMENT

World Cancer Day takes place annually and is an opportunity when everyone, locally and internationally, can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. Cancer kills more people...

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