90% of COVID-19 deaths in countries with high obesity rates: Landmark global study on World Obesity Day shows a dramatic correlation between countries’ death and obesity rates
Call to the Minister of finance to increase the sugary drinks tax to 20%
Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), Centre for Communication Impact (CCI) and other partners are launching a Mass Media Campaign on the 18th of February 2021 to organise support and raise the public’s awareness about the harms of excessive consumption of unhealthy foods and the most effective policy-related solutions to the problem. The partnership, whose mission
Are You Drinking Yourself Sick?
How do sugary drinks effect you and your family? The average 500ml bottle of sugary drink contains 10 teaspoons of sugar, and can have devastating and long term health impacts. Don’t drink yourself sick.
Healthy Living Alliance calls for 20% increase in health promotion levy
In an effort to secure more vaccines, the Healthy Living Alliance is calling for a 20% increase in health promotion levy. The levy, also known as sugar tax, was introduced in April 2018 at 11%. The non-governmental organisation says this proposal would be in line with the government's plans to fight COVID-19 as people living
The Healthy Living Alliance calls for increase in sugar tax to fund COVID vaccine
The Healthy living alliance whose core mission is to empower South Africans to make healthy lifestyle choices is calling on the government and treasury to increase the Healthy promotion levy, otherwise, known as the sugar tax to 20 percent in order to prop up finances as the government seeks ways to fund the procurement of
MEDIA ADVISORY
MEDIA ADVISORY To: Editors & Health Journalists Issued by: Department of Health Date: Thursday, 17 December 2020 HEALTH DEPARTMENT KICKS-OFF SAFER FESTIVE SEASON CAMPAIGN Pretoria: As the country prepares for Covid-19 resurgence, the National Department of Health in collaboration with Centre for Communication Impact, Clinton Health Access Initiative and other partners have launched a creative festive
Stories Of Hope
Since #COVID19 hit us earlier in the year we were forced to pause and re-examine what we consider most important in life, we believe that these stories in the “Stories Of Hope” E-book, will give you hope, read here about how our people remained hopeful during a challenging time: “Stories Of Hope” E-book
“Stories of Hope” Ebook
Eliya Kgatla put his life at risk for the people of Soweto by giving out food stamps to the needy during the national Lockdown, all it takes is more than an ordinary sense of duty to be an essential services worker in a country paralysed by a pandemic . Read about Eliya’s heroic ways on
Earlier impressions when Covid-19 surfaced in SA and the crisis communication machinery the country implemented
Today our CEO, Ms. Claudia Shilumani will be speaking on “Earlier impressions when Covid-19 surfaced in SA and the crisis communication machinery the country implemented” at the Africa Brand Summit hosted in Cape Town, South Africa. To learn more about the summit click here https://africabrandsummit.co/#2020africabrandsummit
Protecting our loved ones against #Covid19 is still a priority
Protecting our loved ones against #Covid19 is still a priority, read more here on how to do that: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/…/newnormal-how-can-we…/…Source: sacoronavirus.co.za