Staff Reporter
A consultative meeting was held with the administrators and sociologists of the law and policy makers on the prevention of diseases caused by the use of sugary drinks in Islamabad.
Accompanied by Major General (retd) Mohammad Ashraf Khan and Patron (Panah), General Secretary of Pakistan National Heart Association (Panah) Sana Ullah Ghumman officiated.Dr. Basir Khan Achakzai, Director, Ministry of Nutrition, NHS R&C, Munawar Hussain, Consultant, Food Policy Program (GHAI), National Coordinator, Nutrition, NCD, Deputy Director, NCD, World Health Organization, World Bank, Pakistan Medical Association Representatives of social organizations including BR, UNICEF, Diabetes Association and others participated.
At the beginning of the meeting, General Secretary Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) Sana Ullah Ghumman thanked the guests.He said the PANAH has been educating the public about heart disease and healthy living for over 36 years.We work closely with government representatives to legislate for disease prevention, as well as with global health incubators to identify the causes of disease.
Recent research has shown that A major cause of NCDs is the frequent use of sugary drinks.In a recent poll, 72% of citizens of Capital Islamabad said the tax was an effective way to curb sugary drinks.Our goal is to protect the public from life-threatening heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other diseases one of caused by the use of sugary drinks, so that the public can stay healthy and increase government revenue.
