Understanding how diseases develop and the treatments that are available are important steps in staying healthy.
Use the menu on the left to find valuable
information on a range of diseases
and conditions, as
well as treatment
options and
interactive
learning.
Depression is a common illness that can be triggered by stressful situations such as divorce, financial difficulties or redundancy.
Scientists have discovered that an imbalance of certain chemicals in the brain can cause the illness.
Learn more about depression 
Diabetes explained
In this section you will learn about your metabolism and how this changes when you have diabetes.
Working with communities
affected by AIDS
Supporting the community response. The world has been confronting AIDS
for 25 years. In that time over 20 million
people have died and another 40
million are estimated to be living with
HIV today.