ABBEY MAKOE HEALTHY Living Alliance (HEALA), the Centre for Communication Impact (CCI), which is a health and social behaviour change and communication organisation have, together with their partners, lambasted finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s silence about their repeated calls to hike the so-called “sugar tax”. Food Policy Project manager at the CCI, Selaelo Mabela, says: “We
Write-up: The #whatsinmyfood campaign in partnership with HEALA aims to encourage South Africans to question the contents of the processed foods they eat and understand how high levels of sugar, salt and saturated fat negatively affect their health. The overarching message of this campaign is “you have the right to know what’s in your food”. As part
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Obesity is recognised as both a disease in its own right and a condition that increases the likelihood of developing a wide range of non-communicable diseases. Less well-known is the fact that obesity also increases the likelihood that infectious diseases will lead to serious consequences. This is most clearly apparent in the global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resulting pandemic of COVID-19.
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
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
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.
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 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
