Living in food insecure households associated with poor mental health – SA study
To ensure adequate food, one in five South African households revealed that they had to send someone to beg for food.
Why South African moms buy commercial milk formula when breast is best
Baby formula companies use nefarious and exploitative methods to create an artificial demand for their products, thereby undermining breastfeeding.
Mental health in SA is at shocking levels but people are not seeking help
A new study reveals that South Africans suffer higher rates of probable depression and anxiety than other countries.
Social vulnerability and food insecurity persistently prevalent in South Africans
A new study reveals astounding levels of social vulnerability in South Africa, which is linked to food insecurity.
‘Mandela's Children’ 32 years later
The stories, people and science behind Africa's largest longitudinal study have been captured in a book by Wits Distinguished Professor Linda Richter.
Book launch on seminal study as ‘Mandela’s children’ come of age
The Birth to Thirty (Bt30) study in Soweto is Africa’s largest and longest-running birth cohort study.
Children’s mental health and the digital world
The benefits and risks of the digital environment on children’s mental health should be balanced. How to get it right.
Twelve Witsies in the running for Science Oscars
Twelve Wits researchers are contenders for the prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards for 2021/2022, four of whom were nominated in two categories each.
Introduce mandatory labelling for fast foods
South Africa should introduce regulations that mandate the nutritional labelling of fast foods. This will help consumers make informed dietary choices.
Reading the nutritional signs in your burger, chips and soda combo
A study into fast food nutrition labelling found that just 58% of SA’s biggest fast food retailers surveyed provide nutritional information on their products.
All about developing people
Wits Hero Dr Lisa Ware has first-hand experience of what can happen when youth are without hope.
Learnership empowers Soweto youth
Gauteng has one of the highest number of young people who are not in employment, education or training.
Coping with food insecurity
In June the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development conducted a snap online survey of 1,000 South Africans across the country, aged between 18 and 55.
Covid-19 and issues surrounding vaccine hesitancy
In June the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development conducted a snap online survey of 1,000 South Africans across the country, aged between 18 and 55.
Child malnutrition - women's health must be prioritised
Malnutrition during the first 1000 days of life can cast a long shadow over a person's life.
South African Child Gauge tackles the slow violence of malnutrition
The DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development at Wits helped develop the 15th issue of the South African Child Gauge®.
Eminent Wits epidemiologist elected to African Academy of Sciences
Professor Shane Norris has been elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) for his work on the developmental origins of health and disease.
CoE-HUMAN Students at Famelab
Seven of our CoE-HUMAN students participated in the Wits Famelab training and heats between 11 and 12 March 2020.
Violence, Inequality and Transformation
The DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development is pleased to announce the publication of a new book
Our Reworked Human Development Research Framework
The CoE-HUMAN wishes its community a restful and restorative holiday period. We close on December 13, 2019, and will reopen again on January 8, 2020. What a yea
South African Child Gauge 2018
This CoE has supported the production and planning of the Child Gauge since 2015.
Witsies dominate M&G Top 200 list
Over 40 Wits alumni, students and staff members were included in the 2019 Mail and Guardian Top 200 supplement.
Wits researchers contribute to global insights around gender and health
Wits researchers have contributed to a Lancet series on gender equality, norms and health, which was launched on 10 June 2019.
Breastfeeding advances society
Breastfed babies are healthier and smarter than formula-fed babies yet these benefits still do not translate into policy and practice.
Why under valuing families is a problem for South Africa’s economy
A country’s wealth goes hand in hand with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is the market value of goods and services over a defined period of time.
Economies grow when early childhood development is a priority
The first 1000 days of life – the period from conception to the age of two – are pivotal for any human being’s development.
Why breastfeeding in South Africa still needs champion
Despite all these benefits, only 38% of babies are exclusively breastfed across the world.