Healthy living for diabetes control.
World Diabetes Day: Workplaces, community-oriented primary care can curb diabetes
- World Diabetes Day was marked on 14 November.
- Diabetes rising rapidly in South Africa.
- Workplace interventions and community-oriented primary care can help curb it.
World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences argue that well-designed workplace interventions and community-oriented primary care are two powerful ways to curb the rapid rise of diabetes in South Africa. Click on the links below to read the articles as published.
- Dr Ankia Coetzee (Workplaces must tackle diabetes risk — Cape Argus)
- Shivani Pillay & Prof Michael Pather (How South Africa can strengthen its fight against diabetes — Cape Times)
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