NOFSA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF AWARENESS
NOFSA, the only non-profit, voluntary health organisation dedicated to promoting lifelong bone health turned 30 on 1 March 2023. Osteoporosis is...
Your Bones Matter! Act now to manage osteoporosis
Cape Town, October 2022 – More than four million South Africans may be living with osteoporosis, however, many people only find out when they...
Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults
Vitamin D supplements are widely recommended for bone health in the general population, but data on whether they prevent fractures have been...
Number of hip fractures in South Africa is on course to more than double over coming decades, study finds
Life expectancy is rising more rapidly in Africa than any other continent globally, and a new study published in the journal Osteoporosis...
NATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN ASSOCIATION WITH GAfPA
In 2022, GAfPA will partner with the National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA) to wage a public awareness campaign targeted at...
IOF CNS Medal awarded to Teréza Hough, South African bone health advocate
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has awarded the prestigious CNS Medal to Teréza Hough, CEO of the National Osteoporosis...
LOCAL ACTOR, EDWIN VAN DER WALT, APPOINTED AS NOFSA AMBASSADOR
The National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa, based in Durbanville has just appointed Edwin van der Walt as a NOFSA Brand Ambassador for...
OSTEOPOROSIS – TAKE ACTION FOR BONE HEALTH
World Osteoporosis Day, marked on October 20 each year, is a campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and...
A MESSAGE FROM LEE-ANNE FREELAND HUGHES
NOFSA BRAND AMBASSADOR 2020 As we all know Lee-Anne, our NOFSA Brand Ambassador, is a sports fanatic and a runner par excellence! We popped in to...
NOFSA appoints Brand Ambassador for 2020
The National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa recently appointed their Brand Ambassador for 2020. Being the only non-profit, voluntary...
When a sneeze can break your bones – That’s Osteoporosis
On 20 October the National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa is urging the public to take early action to protect their bone and muscle...
Over 5000 osteoporosis screenings earns Guinness World Record
Courtesy: Guinness World Records Amgen has taken this year’s Mother’s Day by storm after earning the official title for the most osteoporosis...