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Daily Maverick
Civil society declares war on diabetes in South Africa
A national feature on the Johannesburg Declaration, the coalition behind it and the lived realities driving its call for action.
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Stories that move diabetes into public view.
We bring evidence, lived experience and civil society leadership into the public conversation—so diabetes is seen, understood and acted on.
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Diabetes: The Human Cost
Community journalism that reveals what gaps in diabetes care mean inside homes, clinics and family budgets—not only in statistics.
Produced through the Diabetes Alliance and Health-e News partnership, this series brings community voices and the everyday realities of diabetes into the national conversation.
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Coverage that carries the work further
Selected reporting across national, community and international media—showing the breadth of the Alliance’s public work and the voices behind it.
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TimesLIVE
A patient’s fight for survival exposes cracks in public diabetes care
Coverage from the 2025 Diabetes Summit centres lived experience and the consequences of fragmented, unsupported care.
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East Coast Radio
A call for glucose monitors for children in public hospitals
Kirsten de Klerk explains the Alliance’s campaign for equitable access to continuous glucose monitoring for children with type 1 diabetes.
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Spotlight
A leading killer—yet South Africa still cannot see the full picture
An examination of the country’s diabetes data gaps and the case for stronger surveillance, registries and accountability.
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The Guardian
South Africa struggles to avert a diabetes ‘car crash’
International reporting places South Africa’s diabetes crisis—and the need for a response on the scale of HIV—before a global audience.
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SAMRC
A call for research leadership and accountability
The SAMRC reports on the Alliance’s challenge to strengthen research, innovation, surveillance and public accountability on diabetes.
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Making the case for change
Published contributions that connect policy, financing, dignity and frontline care to the decisions South Africa must make.
Opinion · Financing
Health-e News · 26 February 2026
Blind to the Burden: Why the 2026 Budget Fails 5 Million South Africans
Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie argues that national financing has not caught up with South Africa’s changing disease burden—and that ignoring diabetes carries a profound human and economic cost.
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The Conversation Africa / The Citizen · 3 October 2026
79 deaths a day: South Africa’s diabetes crisis needs a new strategy
A case for national leadership, sustained care, better data and a response proportionate to the scale of the crisis.
Read the articleOpinion · Dignity
Health-e News · 15 April 2026
South Africa’s diabetes targets will fail without tackling stigma
An argument for people-first language, respectful services and environments where no one must hide their condition to feel safe.
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Revisit the conversations
Watch and listen to interviews that unpack the diabetes crisis, challenge assumptions and keep practical solutions in public view.
Featured recording
In conversation with Faith Mangope
Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie joins Faith Mangope to bring diabetes into a wider public conversation and make the case for stronger national action.
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012026Blind to the Burden: Why the 2026 Budget Fails 5 Million South AfricansHealth-e News · FinancingOpinion02202679 deaths a day: South Africa’s diabetes crisis needs a new strategyThe Conversation Africa · National strategyAnalysis032026Diabetes: A push for early detection and stronger actionSABC News · National responseTelevision042026Urgent action on South Africa’s diabetes crisisSAMRC · ResearchInstitutional052026Civil society declares war on diabetes in South AfricaDaily Maverick · Johannesburg DeclarationReport062026South Africa’s diabetes targets will fail without tackling stigmaHealth-e News · StigmaOpinion072025A patient’s fight for survival exposes cracks in public diabetes careTimesLIVE · Lived experienceReport082025Glucose monitors for children in public hospitalsEast Coast Radio · Technology accessRadio092025Advocacy groups call for diabetes to be declared a public health emergencyHealth-e News · Diabetes SummitReport102024A leading killer—yet South Africa still cannot see the full pictureSpotlight · Data and surveillanceAnalysis112024South Africa could face a critical diabetes drug stock-outHealth-e News · Access to careReport122023South Africa struggles to avert a diabetes ‘car crash’The Guardian · National responseReport132023Diabetes-related deaths more than doubled in the past decadeHealth-e News · MortalityOpinion
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