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The health of SA is the wealth of SA

Karen Hofman is a Research Professor and Founding Director of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA) in the School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences.

Every $ invested in nutrition for mothers and children results in $18 economic returns

Realising the potential human development returns to investing in early and maternal nutrition: The importance of identifying and addressing constraints over the life course

Cost matters in clinical guidelines

Health economic evidence in clinical guidelines in South Africa: a mixed-methods study.

Child targets: South Africa faces an obesity-related health catastrophe linked to poor regulation of food advertising

Maverick Citizen continues its investigation into the food and beverage industry. This time we spotlight unscrupulous industry advertising practices targeting children, and their harmful effects. This article is part of a series.

Transport Inequity: Being poor and female in Africa leaves us stranded

Socioeconomic and gendered inequities in travel behaviour in Africa: Mixed-method systematic review and meta-ethnography

New global health research to reduce the impacts of COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to impact the lives and wellbeing of people around the globe, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced 12 new research projects specifically aimed at tackling the multiple health consequences of the pandemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The unanticipated costs of COVID-19 to South Africa’s quadruple disease burden

K Hofman, S Madhi

CHAT SA: Modification of a Public Engagement Tool for Priority Setting for a South African Rural Context

Globally, as countries move towards universal health coverage (UHC), public participation in decision-making is particularly valuable to inform difficult decisions about priority setting and resource allocation.

Capitalising on consumers' sweet spot has dangerous implications for public health

Research conducted by public health experts at Wits University and their associates worldwide has explored how multinational global corporations that sell sugar sweetened beverages and fast foods undermine health, and have proposed how fiscal measures can protect health.

South Africa moves one step closer to a sugar tax - and a healthier lifestyle

South Africa has joined only a handful of countries in the world close to imposing a sugary drinks tax. A new bill that imposes a tax on sugary drinks has cleared the first of three hurdles in South Africa’s law-making process.

Big alcohol is poised to expand into Africa. Why this is bad news for health

The alcohol industry is doing exactly what the tobacco industry did several decades ago to ensure growth and increase profits: expanding into Africa as an underdeveloped market.