Health & Fitness Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/health/health-fitness-health/ Latest News & Press Releases Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:21:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png Health & Fitness Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/health/health-fitness-health/ 32 32 WHO declares Novel Coronoavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern https://news.media.co.za/who-declares-novel-coronoavirus-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 04:32:16 +0000 https://news.media.co.za/?p=7233 The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV in the People’s Republic of China, with exportations to other countries, took place on Thursday, 30 January 2020, from 13:30 to 18:35 Geneva time. Representatives of the Ministry of […]

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]]> Malaria outbreak in Limpopo and Mpumalanga https://news.media.co.za/malaria-outbreak-in-limpopo-and-mpumalanga/ Wed, 24 May 2017 10:03:40 +0000 https://news.media.co.za/?p=6229 Malaria outbreak in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Following the malaria outbreaks in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, there has been daily monitoring of the developments through the district outbreak response meetings. However, the overall number of reported malaria cases has declined in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo over the past two weeks. There have been a […]

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]]> New data reveal higher blood pressure in low-and middle-income countries https://news.media.co.za/new-data-reveal-higher-blood-pressure-in-low-and-middle-income-countries/ Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:13:29 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5718 Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015 A pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants According to new research published in the Lancet,  the number of people in the world with high blood pressure reached 1.13 billion, nearly doubling since 1975. The largest ever study of its kind, the […]

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]]> World Obesity Day https://news.media.co.za/world-obesity-day/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 06:09:50 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5567 Today is World Obesity Day, and the international focus is on childhood obesity. The Department of Health is deeply concerned about the growing obesity rate in the country and urges all South Africans to adopt healthier lifestyles. Obesity rates in South Africa are increasing rapidly, with almost 70% of women and 40% of men either […]

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]]> Ebola in SA https://news.media.co.za/ebola-sa/ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:02:35 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1144 Pretoria – The Department of Health has allayed fears of the Ebola outbreak moving to South Africa, assuring that the country is safe. Department spokesperson Joe Maila confirmed that no case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been reported in the country since the outbreak was first reported in West Africa, on 23 March […]

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