Germany’s Health Minister, Nina Warken, has made an impassioned plea for global health to remain a central pillar of the G7 and G20 agendas, as concerns grow that the United States intends to strip back the G20’s focus to its original financial mandate when it assumes the presidency next year. Speaking to an international audience at the World Health Summit…
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SA’s Life Expectancy Declines as NCDs Surge
In a concerning reversal of global progress, SA’s life expectancy in 2023 was lower than it was over three decades ago, according to a landmark study. The relentless rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and stroke is now actively undermining the country’s historic successes in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This creates a perilous “double burden” for its healthcare…