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December 2016 News Archive


Why you should join a medical scheme now

It can be difficult for young people earning their first salaries to afford medical cover. In fact, it can be difficult even for those who are a little older to include medical cover in to their budget, but the longer one waits to join a medical scheme, the more expensive it becomes. Read more >

Wellness day celebrates health

Approximately 150 Western Cape Government Health employees are being treated to a Health and Wellness event taking place today and tomorrow at the Indoor Sports Centre in Extension 13. Read more>  

Health literacy is essential

Provincial Premier Willies Mchunu has invited the global community, especially governments and stakeholders in the health industry within the Brics bloc, to work with the local government to create a healthy society capable of driving socioeconomic development.. Read more>  

What does it mean to have diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic non-communicable disease, in which a person has high levels of blood glucose, either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or it the body is unable to use the insulin that is produced in an effective manner.
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Why do women still live longer than men?

Despite the overall increasing life expectancy the result of advances in medicine and public health men still tend to have shorter lives than females. People are living longer than ever, but men still trail women in life expectancy, a new study shows. Read more>

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