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In 2019 the World Obesity Federation predicted that in 2025, 206 million children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 will be obese, and the number is estimated to reach 254 million by 2030 worldwide.
Join us as we delve deeper into obesity and young people in South Africa looking at Mpumalanga Province's rate with Dr Portia Mashaba from Rob Ferreira Hospital and what more can be done to fight this crisis.
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#MpumalangaAzishe
21 Jan English South Africa Society & Culture

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