Standing on the veranda in front of the Raddison Blu Waterfront in Cape Town makes you feel like you’re standing on the edge of the world. With views of the expansive Atlantic Ocean and Robben Island in front of you and big freight ships scattered around the ocean busy making their way in or out…
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How many hours should you sleep? Most of us would answer ‘seven to eight hours, if not more’. But when asked how many hours we actually sleep, some of us may cringe or even look away as we whisper under our breath, ‘probably less than seven hours, if not less’. ‘Good news! There has been…
Sustainability reporting: background Traditionally, sustainable development was limited to environmental issues, but there has been a significant shift to encompass economic and social issues. The triple bottom line, which emerged in 1997, introduced the concept that an organisation’s value should not only be measured by the financial bottom line but also by its social, ethical…
TARGET # DESCRIPTION SA STATUS (PER 2019 COUNTRY REPORT) 3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third 1/3 premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and wellbeing Mortality rates attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases have remained relatively stable between 2011 and 2016 For…
TARGET # DESCRIPTION SA STATUS (PER 2019 COUNTRY REPORT) 3.9 By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination Mortality from unintentional poisoning in 2011 was 0,2 per 100 000 and was also 0,2 per 100 000 in 2015 Vast…
TARGET # DESCRIPTION SA STATUS (PER 2019 COUNTRY REPORT) 3.c Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing states The 2019 Country Report provides no status for this target but the WHO’s website state that…
TARGET # DESCRIPTION SA STATUS (PER 2019 COUNTRY REPORT) 3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and the harmful use of alcohol Harmful use of alcohol: 7,27 litres per capita (2017) The harmful use of alcohol resulted in 3 million deaths (5,3% of all deaths) worldwide in 2016…
TARGET # DESCRIPTION SA STATUS (PER 2019 COUNTRY REPORT) 3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS (0 per 1 000), tuberculosis (0 per 100 000), malaria (0 per 1 000) and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis (0 per 100 000), water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases New HIV infections: 1 new infection…
TARGET # DESCRIPTION SA STATUS (PER 2019 COUNTRY REPORT) 3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100 000 live births Maternal mortality: 121 per 100 000 live births (2016) 3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of new-borns and children under 5 years of age with all…