Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Obesity costs South Africa billions. We did the sums

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par Micheal Boachie, Senior Researcher: SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA , University of the Witwatersrand

Globally, it is widely acknowledged that obesity-related conditions and their complications add hugely to healthcare costs and productivity losses. In turn this adds a large burden on individuals, their families and on governments.

One estimate suggests that of the total health expenditure on the continent, 9% is attributed to dealing with people who are overweight and obese.

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