National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA)

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Movement Builds More Than Fitness🏃‍♀️ Active kids build stronger bonesChildren and teenagers need movement — not only fo...
27/05/2026

Movement Builds More Than Fitness

🏃‍♀️ Active kids build stronger bones

Children and teenagers need movement — not only for fitness, but for healthy bone development.

Bones respond to activity. When children run, jump, dance, skip, play sport, or enjoy active games, their bones are gently challenged to grow stronger.

Regular movement helps support:

✔ Bone strength
✔ Muscle development
✔ Balance and coordination
✔ Confidence and healthy growth

The best part? Movement doesn’t need to feel like exercise.
For children, it can simply be play.

Encourage more active moments every day — outside, at school, at home, or with friends.

Because strong bones start early, and active childhoods help build stronger futures. 🦴✨

Child Protection Week | 25 May – 1 June🧒🦴 Protecting children includes protecting their future healthDuring Child Protec...
25/05/2026

Child Protection Week | 25 May – 1 June

🧒🦴 Protecting children includes protecting their future health

During Child Protection Week, we are reminded that every child deserves the opportunity to grow, thrive, and build a healthy future.

Bone health starts early. Childhood and the teenage years are critical for building peak bone density — the strong foundation that supports health later in life.

Parents, caregivers, schools, and communities can help children build stronger bones through:

✔ Regular movement and active play
✔ Calcium-, vitamin D-, and protein-rich nutrition
✔ Healthy screen-time balance
✔ Positive body image and healthy eating habits
✔ Supportive environments that encourage physical activity

Protecting children is not only about keeping them safe today.
It is also about giving them the strength, confidence, and health they need for tomorrow.

🦴 Osteoporosis affects millions — but awareness can change outcomesOsteoporosis is estimated to affect around 4 million ...
22/05/2026

🦴 Osteoporosis affects millions — but awareness can change outcomes

Osteoporosis is estimated to affect around 4 million men and women in South Africa — yet many people only discover they have poor bone health after a fracture.

At NOFSA, our work is focused on changing that through:

✔ Awareness
✔ Patient support
✔ Education
✔ Research
✔ Fundraising
✔ Lobbying and advocacy

Through our website, social media, newsletters, blogs, media interviews, masterclasses, DXA training, scientific congresses, national guidelines and support groups, NOFSA continues to raise awareness and strengthen understanding around osteoporosis and bone health.

Because stronger bones begin with better knowledge — and better knowledge begins with access to the right information.

Visit 🌐 www.osteoporosis.org.za to learn more, access resources, or become part of the NOFSA community.

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🦴 NOFSA 2026 Masterclass Series | Episode 1Join us for the first episode in the NOFSA 2026 Masterclass Series, where we ...
21/05/2026

🦴 NOFSA 2026 Masterclass Series | Episode 1

Join us for the first episode in the NOFSA 2026 Masterclass Series, where we unpack an important and timely topic:

Musculoskeletal Impact of GLP-1 and SGLT2 Inhibitors

📅 Tuesday, 9 June 2026
⏰ 6:00 – 7:00 PM [SAST]
Register: https://form.jotform.com/eduXeed/nofsa-2026-masterclass-musculoskele

This informative webinar will explore the incretin effect, indications for incretin-based therapies, and the differences between GLP-1 agonists and Tirzepatide mechanisms of action. The session will also review the effects of these drug classes on the musculoskeletal system, including current evidence regarding fracture risk.

🎙 Presented by:
Dr Willem de Lange
Endocrinologist, Mediclinic Bloemfontein, Free State

🎙 Moderated by:
Dr Hayley de Wet-Tipping
Specialist Physician, Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg

Programme:
18:00 – Welcome and introduction
18:05 – Musculoskeletal Impact of GLP-1 and SGLT2 Inhibitors
18:45 – Q&A Session
19:00 – Closing remarks

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from leading medical experts and stay informed on emerging conversations in bone and musculoskeletal health.

Nutrition for Growing Bones🦴 Strong bones are built at the table tooChildhood and the teenage years are key stages for b...
20/05/2026

Nutrition for Growing Bones

🦴 Strong bones are built at the table too

Childhood and the teenage years are key stages for building peak bone density — the strongest bone foundation the body will carry into adulthood.

Good nutrition plays a powerful role in this process.

Growing bones need:

🥛 Calcium to help build bone structure
☀️ Vitamin D to support calcium absorption
🍳 Protein to support muscle and bone growth
🥦 Micronutrients to help the body function well

For parents and caregivers, this doesn’t have to mean complicated meal plans. Small daily choices matter — balanced meals, nourishing snacks, and encouraging children to understand why food matters for their future health.

Strong bones don’t happen overnight.
They are built through consistent habits, one meal at a time.
www.osteoporosis.org.za

🦴 The NOFSA 2025 Annual Report is Now AvailableWe’re proud to share that the NOFSA 2025 Annual Report is now available f...
13/05/2026

🦴 The NOFSA 2025 Annual Report is Now Available

We’re proud to share that the NOFSA 2025 Annual Report is now available for download from our website.

This year’s report reflects a busy, impactful year of education, advocacy, awareness, collaboration, and growth — all driven by NOFSA’s mission to support stronger bones and healthier lives across South Africa.

✨ 2025 highlights include:

💜 Growing our community
By 31 December 2025, NOFSA had 3,355 subscribed members, including 576 patients and 2,779 doctors and allied healthcare professionals.

🎓 Successful masterclasses
NOFSA hosted three well-attended webinars, with an average attendance of 600 attendees per webinar, covering important topics such as cancer and bone, high-risk patient care, and AI in osteoporosis diagnosis.

🌍 International representation
NOFSA participated in the WCO-IOF-ESCEO Congress in Rome, engaging with global experts and contributing to conversations around osteoporosis care, patient societies, and fracture liaison services.

🇿🇦 Local congress success
The NOFSA-IOF-ESCEO Congress in Cape Town brought together experts, sponsors, exhibitors, and healthcare professionals for valuable knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

📣 Marketing and media growth
NOFSA continued expanding awareness through social media, newsletters, blogs, press releases, online articles, and public education campaigns.

🏃‍♀️ Rattle Them Bones Fun Run
The 2025 event at Groot Constantia welcomed over 200 participants, turning awareness into community action.

🤝 Collaborations and ambassadors
The report also celebrates the contributions of NOFSA’s brand ambassadors, collaborators, sponsors, council members, and supporters who helped amplify the message of bone health throughout the year.

Download the full report from our website and see how NOFSA continued working to educate, support, and advocate for better bone health in South Africa.

🌐https://osteoporosis.org.za/annualreport/

🩺 International Nurses DayToday we honour the nurses who stand at the heart of healthcare — offering skill, compassion, ...
12/05/2026

🩺 International Nurses Day

Today we honour the nurses who stand at the heart of healthcare — offering skill, compassion, reassurance, and care when patients need it most.

For many people living with, or at risk of, osteoporosis, nurses play an important role in education, guidance, early awareness, and ongoing support.

They help patients feel seen, informed, and empowered to take better care of their health.

At NOFSA, we thank every nurse for the strength they bring to patients, families, and communities every day.

💙 Your care helps others stand stronger.

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day from NOFSA 🌸Today we celebrate the love, strength, and care that mothers bring to every family.Moth...
10/05/2026

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day from NOFSA 🌸

Today we celebrate the love, strength, and care that mothers bring to every family.
Mothers spend so much of their lives nurturing others — offering support, comfort, encouragement, and guidance. Today is also a gentle reminder that every mother deserves to care for her own health, strength, and wellbeing too.

At NOFSA, we believe strong women deserve strong bones.

This Mother’s Day, let’s honour the women who hold families together — and encourage them to prioritise their own health for the years ahead.

💗 Celebrating the strength behind every family.

📱 Screen Time, Sitting & Bone HealthModern childhood often involves far more sitting than previous generations.Between s...
06/05/2026

📱 Screen Time, Sitting & Bone Health

Modern childhood often involves far more sitting than previous generations.

Between schoolwork, gaming, phones, tablets, and streaming, children and teenagers may spend long periods inactive — and this can affect more than just fitness.

Less movement means fewer opportunities for bones and muscles to strengthen during the important growing years.

The good news? Small changes can help.

Encourage children and teens to break up sitting time with movement:

✔ Stand up and stretch between study sessions
✔ Take a short walk after screen time
✔ Dance, skip, run, or play outside
✔ Add quick movement breaks throughout the day

Even short bursts of activity can support healthy physical development.

Strong bones are built through daily movement — one active moment at a time. 🦴✨

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