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Industry strategies in the parliamentary process of adopting a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa: a systematic mapping by Abdool Karim, Safura, Kruger, Petronell, Hofman, Karen

“…In 2016, the South African government became the first in the African region to announce the introduction of an SSB tax based on sugar content as a public…”
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Participatory prioritisation of interventions to improve primary school food environments in Gauteng, South Africa by Erzse, Agnes, Karim, Safura Abdool, Rwafa-Ponela, Teurai, Kruger, Petronell, Hofman, Karen, Foley, Louise, Oni, Tolu, Goldstein, Susan

“…In South Africa, overweight and obesity affect 17% of children aged 15-18. School food environments play a vital role in children's health, influencing dietary…”
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The economic burden of type 2 diabetes on the public healthcare system in Kenya: a cost of illness study by Karugu, Caroline H, Agyemang, Charles, Ilboudo, Patrick Gueswendé, Boachie, Micheal Kofi, Mburu, Lilian, Wanjohi, Milka, Sanya, Richard E, Moolla, Aisha, Ojiambo, Veronica, Kruger, Petronell, Vandevijvere, Stefanie, Asiki, Gershim

“…The burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a growing public health concern. The availability of cost-of-illness data, particularly public…”
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Commentary on South Africa's syndemic of undernutrition, obesity, and climate change by Erzse, Agnes, Balusik, Adam, Kruger, Petronell, Thsehla, Evelyn M.M., Swinburn, Boyd, Hofman, Karen J.

“…The 2019 Lancet Commission on Obesity describes the clustering of three global problems - undernutrition, obesity, and climate change - as the Global Syndemic…”
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Stakeholder arguments during the adoption of a sugar sweetened beverage tax in South Africa and their influence: a content analysis by Abdool Karim, Safura, Kruger, Petronell, Mazonde, Natasha, Erzse, Agnes, Goldstein, Susan, Hofman, Karen

“…Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes are recognised as an effective intervention to prevent obesity. More countries are adopting SSB taxes, but the process of…”
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Barriers to, and facilitators of, the adoption of a sugar sweetened beverage tax to prevent non-communicable diseases in Namibia: a policy landscape analysis by Amukugo, Hans Justus, Abdool Karim, Safura, Thow, Anne Marie, Erzse, Agnes, Kruger, Petronell, Karera, Abel, Hofman, Karen

“…Background: Nutrition-related non-communicable diseases contribute to approximately half of the premature deaths in Namibia. Westernisation and urbanisation of…”
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An Analysis of the Adoption and Implementation of A Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax in South Africa: A Multiple Streams Approach by Kruger, Petronell, Abdool Karim, Safura, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Goldstein, Susan

“…This paper describes a case study of the adoption and implementation of the sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa, termed the Health Promotion Levy…”
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The passage and implementation of a Health Promotion Levy in South Africa as a case study of fair financing procedures by Kruger, Petronell, Goldstein, Susan, Hofman, Karen

“…Abstract Procedural fairness is an accepted requirement for health decision-making. Fair procedures promote the acceptability and quality of health decisions…”
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Compelled testing for the novel coronavirus by Kruger, Petronell

“…Testing for SARS-CoV-2 has been one of the main discussion points around the pandemic. Initially, a big issue was the lack of availability and accessibility of…”
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A human rights-based approach to coercive public health interventions: lessons from the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics by Kruger, Petronell, Karim, Safura Abdool

“…The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and its impact on countries across the globe has been unprecedented. The lack of pharmaceutical interventions to prevent or treat…”
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Which Rights? Whose Rights? Public Health and Human Rights through the Lens of South Africa’s COVID-19 Jurisprudence by Karim, Safura Abdool, Kruger, Petronell

“…The relationship between the guarantee of human rights and the provision of public health is complex and characterised by tensions between states’ obligations…”
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Which Rights? Whose Rights? Public Health and Human Rights through the Lens of South Africa’s COVID-19 Jurisprudence by Karim, Safura Abdool, Kruger, Petronell

“…The relationship between the guarantee of human rights and the provision of public health is complex and characterised by tensions between states’ obligations…”
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A Critical Appraisal of Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability V Government of the Republic of South Africa by Petronell Kruger

“…The 2011 the Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability v Government of The Republic of South Africa case flagged a lot of issues faced by persons with…”
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Unsavoury: How effective are class actions in the protection and vindication of the right to access to food in South Africa? by Abdool Karim, Safura, Kruger, Petronell

“…The right to food in South African jurisprudence has remained underdeveloped and the right to food is often vindicated through other means and the protection…”
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Responsiveness of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to diet-related non-communicable diseases: A human rights analysis by Kruger, Petronell, Abdool Karim, Safura

“…Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death world-wide and have increased significantly on the African continent. Changing diets are a significant…”
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Identifying priority interventions using the Behaviour Change Wheel to improve public primary school food environments in urban South Africa by Erzse, Agnes, Karim, Safura Abdool, Rwafa-Ponela, Teurai, Kruger, Petronell, Hofman, Karen Joanne, Foley, Louise, Oni, Tolu, Goldstein, Susan

“…In South Africa, overweight and obesity affects 13% of children and 17% of adolescents. School food environments play a vital role in dietary behaviours and…”
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Beverage industry’s advertising expenditures and airtimes in South Africa from 2013 to 2019 target children and families by Boachie, Micheal Kofi, Goldstein, Susan, Kruger, Petronell, Ng, Shu Wen, Hofman, Karen J, Thsehla, Evelyn

“…With the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), countries across the globe are finding ways to reduce the consumption of ultra-processed food and…”
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The ultra-processed food industry in Africa by Kruger, Petronell, Wynberg, Rachel, Mafuyeka, Mikateko, Laar, Amos, Mialon, Mélissa, Lake, Lori, Witten, Chantell, Nisbett, Nicholas, Baker, Phillip, Hofman, Karen

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A Mixed-Methods Participatory Intervention Design Process to Develop Intervention Options in Immediate Food and Built Environments to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living among Children and Adolescents in Cameroon and South Africa by Erzse, Agnes, Rwafa-Ponela, Teurai, Kruger, Petronell, Wayas, Feyisayo A, Lambert, Estelle Victoria, Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse, Ngwa, Edwin, Goldstein, Susan, Foley, Louise, Hofman, Karen J, Teguia, Stephanie, Oni, Tolu, Assah, Felix, Shung-King, Maylene, Abdool Karim, Safura

“…Rates of obesity and related non-communicable diseases are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa, associated with sub-optimal diet and physical inactivity…”
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A COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE IN AFRICA by Kruger, Petronell, Ramalakana, Nomfundo

“…This article provides a brief study of the constitutional protection of the right to life in Africa. This entails looking at the provisions on the right to…”
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