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African participation and partnership in performance-based financing: A case study in global health policy
EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2014Participation is a key policy concept in global health, and relates to the ability of stakeholders to engage with and shape health policy at four intersecting levels: local, national, regional and global.DocumentSouth Africa, the Indian Ocean and the IBSA-BRICS equation: reflections on geopolitical and strategic dimension
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2013South Africa's entry into the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) forum in 2011 alongside its membership in the trilateral forum of India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) raises a number of issues in the nature of trends analysis. These have to do with the relationships among theDocumentComplementary feeding: a critical window of opportunity from six months onwards
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013According to the State of the World’s Children 2010 report, only 58% of breastfed children aged six to nine months in developing countries were given complementary foods in a given 24-hour period. When stunting figures are reviewed to inform this picture, it becomes evident that a large proportion of young children are not receiving frequent adequate diet.Document“Use salt and foods high in salt sparingly”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013It is now well established that an increase in salt intake leads to an increase in blood pressure, and that decreased salt intake relative to the usual or increased intake leads to lowered blood pressure in adults, with or without hypertension. Blood pressure is a strong proxy indicator for the risk of cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.DocumentThe importance of the quality or type of fat in the diet: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013The original South African food-based dietary guideline (FBDG) for fat intake reads: “Eat fats sparingly”. This FBDG was mainly aimed at people who followed or adopted Western-type diets that was high in total fat, especially saturated fatty acids (SFAs), and who were at risk of developing cardiovascular disease and weight gain.Document“Drink lots of clean, safe water”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013In recognition of its importance the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa states that as a basic human right, each individual has the right to access clean, safe water. However, the country is faced with the challenge of supplying high-quality drinking water to all its people.Document“Have milk, maas or yoghurt every day”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013The first set of food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for South Africa, published in 2001, did not include a separate FBDG for milk and other dairy products. At the time, the rationale focused on cost and affordability by a large section of the population. Milk and dairy products were part of the FBDG on animal foods, which included meat, chicken, fish and eggs.Document“Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly”: a food-based dietary guideline
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013Legumes are plants with seed pods that split into two halves. These include alfalfa, clover, lupin, green beans, peas, peanuts, soybeans, dry beans, broad beans, chickpeas and lentils. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, pulses are a type of legume that are exclusively harvested for dry grain.Document“Make starchy foods part of most meals”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013A national working group, convened by the Directorate Nutrition in the Department of Health, recently revised the set of South African food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs).Document“Be active!” Revisiting the South African food-based dietary guideline for activity
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013South Africans have diverse origins, but everybody faces the challenges of addressing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated risk factors. As in other developing countries, there is potential to prevent and control NCDs, in spite of limited resources.Pages