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Task-Shifting: Can Community Health Workers Be Part of the Solution to an Inactive Nation?

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By Estelle Watson, Shabir Moosa, Martin Schwellnus, Estelle V Lambert
| MDPI
1. Introduction 1.1. The Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases In South Africa (SA), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are emerging as one of the major burdens facing the country’s healthcare system. While much of the primary healthcare system’s resources are aimed at treating infectious and communicable diseases, research shows that NCDs have overtaken HIV/AIDS as the leading cause of death in some areas [1,2,3].
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Let’s build our bones! - HeraldLIVE

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By Deneesha Pillay, Estelle Watson
| The Herald Port Elizabeth Verified
Estelle Watson is a lecturer at the Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and a member of the Biokinetics Association of Southern Africa (BASA) “Exercise is truly a fountain of youth from which we can all rejuvenate ourselves”. This quote by Menard and Stanish is particularly true in our aging years where age-related changes lead to loss of bone density and muscle strength, resulting in conditions such as osteoporosis.
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