South Africa mulls tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, WHO welcomes move

This is one of the interventions proposed in the country’s strategy for 2015-2020 for prevention and control of obesity

Disease caused by reduced blood supply to heart now biggest health scare in India

Ischemic heart disease is biggest reason for deteriorating health of men as well as women, says a study

Food habits getting worse around the world, warn studies

Researchers implicate the role of junk food industry in the changing food habits, particularly of the young generation

Deaths due to non-communicable diseases increased by 37 per cent since 1990

Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu have the largest share of non-communicable diseases, according to the 2016 India State-level Disease Burden study

Health must be fast-tracked for 2030

The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030

WHO releases policy recommendations to protect children from harmful effects of food marketing

Food marketing involves the use of numerous persuasive techniques to influence children's food attitudes, preferences & consumption  

Using sugar substitutes to lose weight could cause harm long-term, warns WHO

Continued consumption doesn’t reduce weight; could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults

Africa health security at risk; NCDs, climate change top causes

More coordination among African nations & inclusive leadership required to address upcoming health risks

WHO should take a holistic view

Though the global health organisation talks about chemical residues in food, it has not put special emphasis on pesticides. It is also silent on …

Processed food now a cause for higher incidence of non- communicable diseases

Increased consumption of food outside home, especially in middle-income countries, is another cause of worry, highlights a study

Ethiopia’s flagship health project considers behavioural change, prevention to address NCDs among women, children

Africa CDC eager to extract lessons from the project and extend them to other AU member states  

Lateral Thoughts: Will WHO norms on artificial sweeteners help consumers?

Guidelines are just beginning of process of purging these toxins from food chain

Low and middle income countries have seen greatest rise in obese children between 1990 and 2014: Report

At least 41 million children around the world obese or overweight, it says

Push to prevent cancer, strokes

Government wakes up to threat of non-communicable diseases

Why Africa's healthcare is struggling with basics

Without political will and robust investments in healthcare, Africa cannot break out of the underdevelopment trap

World Health Day: Diabetes, the modern killer

The prevalence of diabetes in adult population has nearly doubled since 1980 rising from 4.7 per cent to 8.5 per cent

Southeast Asia’s double whammy—child malnutrition and obesity

WHO/UNICEF report does a reality check on region’s 'double burden'

TB part of urban culture

One death from non-communicable diseases every 2 seconds: WHO recommends policies

India had one of the highest death rates from chronic respiratory diseases in 2019

Diabetes among senior citizens more prevalent in urban India: LASI report

11.5% Indians above 45 years have high blood sugar

WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries

Ghebreyesus needs to use his strong mandate – notably from the Global South – to truly reform the WHO

Accidents cause maximum deaths among young population, says WHO

Road accidents and non-communicable diseases emerge as major killers according to the World Health Statistics 2017 report

Lethal breath

After respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, air pollution now shows a definitive link with strokes

New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

While many children who are HIV-exposed and also HIV-uninfected are growing and developing well, some face greater risks

High BP, tobacco are top killers

Study on global disease burden shows infectious diseases are declining