HD4HL
Healthier Diets 4 Healthy Lives
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The Need for .......
Healthy Diet
in Ghana
In the evolving landscape of global health challenges, Africa faces a critical juncture as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are projected to ascend to the forefront of mortality by 2030. This transition occurs amidst persisting adversities linked to infectious diseases, undernutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies. Compounding these challenges are unhealthy food environments, posing a formidable obstacle to combating the dual burden of malnutrition. Food systems and public health experts, including the World Health Organisation, refer to them as “Best Buys” for their cost-effectiveness and feasibility for combating the double burden of malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries. Together, these policies aim to inform and empower; guide and influence; incentivize or discourage consumer action within their food environments.
The Ghana NCD Alliance invites the general public to a webinar
Date: Friday, 26th January 2024
Time: 10:30 am GMT
Featured
Why Ghana
needs to adopt
FOPL Policies
Studies have shown that consumers rarely read labels on food items that come in a variety of options which accounts for the prevalence of NCDs such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases and brain impairment.
Food labels provide information encompassing a list of ingredients and nutrients as well as their proportions to guide consumers in making healthy food choices when shopping. Health professionals advise patients with certain disease conditions to refrain from foods high in sodium, trans-fat and sugar and if they are unable to read and understand food labels, they will not be able to decipher which foods are unhealthy for consumption. In various interviews, Mr. Labram Musah discusses why Ghana needs to adopt Front of Pack labelling Policies.