CochraneSouthAfrica

A free learning resource about consumer involvement in Cochrane.

[THREAD] Our @KuneneZano is at the #SAMentalHealth Conference in Joburg where South Africa’s new #mentalhealth action plan was introduced by Crick Lund, a professor @KingsGHI.

Excited that our Chief Exexcutive Catherine Spencer and I are on our way to meet fellow signatories to the "Shared commitment to public involvement in health and social care research" in London today. You can read more about #Cochrane's commitment here cochrane.org/news/cochrane-…

Obese and overweight people are treated cruelly – even by their doctors. Find out why this stigma reminds @FrancoisVenter3 of the bad old days of #HIV. bhekisisa.org/article/2023-0…

Evidence-based learning resources.

A #genetest for #Alzheimer’s costs about R3 600 in SA. But major associations including @AlzheimersOrgSA warn people against taking this test without counselling. @NikiStil explains why. bhekisisa.org/article/2023-0…

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“It feels exactly like HIV.” People used to think they got HIV because they made bad choices. Now, patients and doctors know that’s not true – but the same logic is being applied to those with obesity & overweight. Read more here. bhekisisa.org/article/2023-0…

Fact: 10% of TB cases do not involve the lungs.

Are you a patient, carer or member of the public & interested in trustworthy health research? Why not join the Cochrane Consumer Network consumers.cochrane.org? Be part of a growing international community of people like you, learn and take part in research

A recently published Cochrane review evaluates the effects of using any airway clearance method for clearing excess mucus from the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10… @cochranecollab @SACochrane @WHO @Bhekisisa_MG @CochraneConsumr

Cochrane overview on treatment of lower back pain in adults.

Trans folk experience higher rates of #anxiety & #depression than people who don’t experience body discomfort. That’s until they start gender-affirming treatment. More here. #TransLivesMatter bhekisisa.org/multimedia/202…

Taking an #Ozempic injection can lead to nausea and vomiting. But it also causes a large amount of weight loss. Watch this for more on this popular side effect. youtube.com/watch?v=5rYjYl…

Evidence-informed health media reporting training.

Such an informative session.

SA’s new #HIV & #TB treatment plan has big plans for #mentalhealth. What’s the link? Get all the answers from our panel of experts on. Happening now #BhekisisaSpaces twitter.com/i/spaces/1mnxe…

Meet the team: #CIDRITeam postdoc Dr Alltalents Murahwa is investigating "prevalence and distribution of vaccine and non-vaccine [HPV] genotypes in a cohort born HIV positive, HPV vaccinated adolescents 5-10 years post implementing the Gardasil quadrivalent vaccine in Zimbabwe."

Did you know? Tuberculosis is a leading cause of death globally, killing 1.6 million people in 2021. @MoHFW_INDIA @WHO @narendramodi #Tuberculosis #WeCanEndTB #GlobalHealth #TB

See the forest for the trees: Take a step back with @SACochrane and @MRCza and learn about visualising and understanding study results. #BhekisisaResource bhekisisa.org/resources-for-…