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A proposed approach to monitor private-sector policies and practices related to food environments, obesity and non-communicable disease prevention
(Wiley, 2013)
Private-sector organizations play a critical role in shaping the food environments
of individuals and populations. However, there is currently
very limited independent monitoring of private-sector actions related to
food ...
Monitoring the health-related labelling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages in retail settings
(Wiley, 2013)
Food labelling on food packaging has the potential to have both
positive and negative effects on diets. Monitoring different
aspects of food labelling would help to identify priority policy
options to help people make ...
Building capacity to develop an African teaching platform on health workforce development: a collaborative initiative of universities from four sub Saharan countries
(BioMed Central, 2014)
INTRODUCTION: Health systems in many low-income countries remain fragile, and the record of human resource planning and management in Ministries of Health very uneven. Public health training institutions face the dual ...
Research to action to address inequities: The experience of the Cape Town Equity Gauge
(BioMed Central, 2008-01-04)
BACKGROUND: While the importance of promoting equity to achieve health is now recognised, the health gap
continues to increase globally between and within countries. The description that follows looks at how the Cape
Town ...
Task shifting: The answer to the human resources crisis in Africa?
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Ever since the 2006 World Health Report advocated increased community participation and the systematic delegation of tasks to less-specialized cadres, there has been a great deal of debate about the expediency, efficacy ...
Mapping Obesogenic food environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and contradictions
(MPDI, 2019)
In sub-Saharan Africa, urbanisation and food systems change contribute to rapid dietary transitions promoting obesity. It is unclear to what extent these changes are mediated by neighbourhood food environments or other ...
Reducing the role of the food, tobacco, and alcohol industries in non-communicable disease risk in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2016)
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) impose a growing burden on the health, economy, and development of South Africa.
According to the World Health Organization, four risk factors, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy ...
Multimorbidity patterns in a national HIV survey of South African youth and adults
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
Introduction: Information pertaining to multimorbidity is frequently informed by studies from high income countries and it is unclear how these findings relate to low and middle income countries, where the burden of ...
Key challenges to achieving health for all in an inequitable society: The case of South Africa
(American Public Health Association, 2006)
The health inequalities in South Africa are rapidly worsening. Since 1994, the new democratic government has initiated a number of large-scale policies and programs with explicit pro-equity objectives that have improved ...