Have your cholesterol tested - before it's too late

Dangerously high cholesterol levels often give no warning symptoms. Cholesterol, a waxy fatty substance ingested in food or produced in the body, can build up in a person's arteries causing a range of serious health problems including heart disease, which is a leading cause of death in South Africa. Read more>

No need to suffer in silence, mental health support is available

While health professionals' understanding of mental illness has progressed in leaps and bounds in the last hundred years, many people are unaware of mental health issues and how these types of illnesses can affect an individual's daily life and the lives of their families. Read more>

Join the global fight against viral hepatitis

Would you recognise the signs and symptoms of hepatitis if you or a loved one developed them? While not all types of hepatitis are easily preventable, awareness of this group of health conditions affecting the liver can help people to seek the medical care they need and take precautions to prevent infection as far as possible. Read more>

Have you had your blood sugar tested recently?

Diabetes is on the rise in South Africa, and is the second leading cause of death according to a recent report by Statistics South Africa. With early diagnosis and sticking to prescribed medicine, people with diabetes can lead healthy lives. Read more>