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SA’s malnutrition ‘tragedy’ — death of 155 children this year alone sparks calls for urgent state action

South Africa

SA’s malnutrition ‘tragedy’ — death of 155 children this year alone sparks calls for urgent state action

By Naledi Sikhakhane

The cruel treatment of obese people echoes dark days of HIV, fuelled by the diet-and-exercise fallacy

South Africa

The cruel treatment of obese people echoes dark days of HIV, fuelled by the diet-and-exercise fallacy

By Joan van Dyk for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

What’s behind the increase in malnutrition deaths among Free State infants?

South Africa

What’s behind the increase in malnutrition deaths among Free State infants?

By Refilwe Mochoari