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Interview with Mr Omar Badjie, NCD Focal Point in The Gambia Ministry of Health
Feb 2012Source: AllAfrica.com. Click here for the original article. Mr Omar Badjie, NCD Focal Point Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, said Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in most parts of the world have become a major epidemic. This, he said, is due in part to the rapid changes in... -
Editorial: Proposed Sustainability Development Goals too light on health
Feb 2012Priya Shetty, 16 February 2012 The proposed Sustainable Development Goals need more focus on health to continue the progress achieved with MDGs, argues Priya Shetty. Since 2000, global health efforts have been aligned to the aims of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Indeed,... -
Update on consultations on proposals for global monitoring framework and targets for NCDs
Feb 2012Contribution to consultations on proposals for global monitoring framework and targets for NCDs 10 February 2012 Download the full PDF statement here. Five months ago, 193 UN Member States unanimously adopted the Political Declaration on NCDs. The Declaration signals a new era for... -
Sugar tax needed, say US experts
Feb 2012Read the original Nature article here. Sugar is as damaging and addictive as alcohol or tobacco and should be regulated, claim US health experts. According to a University of California team, new policies such as taxes are needed to control soaring consumption of sugar and sweeteners... -
New evidence confirms that foods containing fibre reduce the risk of colorectal cancer
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