Preventive measures should be taken to reduce the spread of non-communicable diseases. Health specialist
Spokesman Report Islamabad:The increasing prevalence of these diseases will prove to be a huge challenge for Pakistan’s healthcare system in the near future. The prevalence of non-communicable diseases has become…
Urgent policy measures require to combat the severe crisis of non-communicable diseases in Pakistan.
Spokesman Report Murree : The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is escalating in Pakistan. Alarming statistics reveal that over 41% of adults in Pakistan are either obese or overweight. Additionally,…
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- April 25, 2022
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Harmful effects of Sugar Sweetened Beverages
Sana Ullah Ghumman Obesity has emerged as a global health problem. According to WHO estimates, 1.6 billion adults worldwide were overweight and at least 400 million were obese. Epidemic studies…
High taxes on tobacco imperative to protect youth: PANAH
Pakistan is one of the world’s largest tobacco user with 24 million active smokers Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: An important meeting was held under the auspices of Pakistan National Heart Association…
Effective way to prevent from tobacco products is tax, says General Secretary PANAH
Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: General Secretary and Director Operations of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) Sana Ullah Ghumman said that tobacco use is very harmful to health. An effective way to…
PANAH organizes seminar on harms of tobacco products
Tobacco continues to cost a health burden of Rs. 615 billion, while the government increases No Taxes Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: An seminar on the harms of tobacco products was organized…
SSBs can increase 30% risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Pakistan’s annual expenditure on diabetes reached to $2640m in 2021 Naveed Ahmad Khan ISLAMABAD: The civil society organizations criticized the mini budget and raised suggestions for the Ministry of Finance…
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- January 12, 2022
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Mini-Budget & Affects
Sana Ullah Ghumman People’s hopes are tied to every coming budget,There was a lot of expectation from the money budget of the people who were mired in swamp of inflation,…
Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages among kids alarming: Masood Kayani
Around 44% of school going children consume sugar sweetened beverages daily Our Reporter ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) Major General (R) Masood-ur-Rehman Kayani said that choosing healthy…
PANAH for increasing tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages
Islamabad: A media session was organized in Bahrain Swat under the auspices of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH).General Secretary Panah Sana Ullah Ghumman hosted the event. Former Member Provincial Assembly…
