Walk, cycle, dance and play – UN health agency recommends new action plan for good health
Jun 05, 2018, at 08:39 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): One-in-five adults and 80 per cent of adolescents worldwide are not getting enough exercise, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which on Monday launched a new action plan to tackle the situation and promote good health.
Countries in South-East Asia pledge action against noncommunicable diseases
Sep 06, 2016, at 12:51 am
Colombo, Sept 5 (IBNS): To arrest the growing epidemic of noncommunicable diseases that kill 8.5 million people annually in WHO South-East Asia Region, member countries of the region on Monday adopted the 'Colombo declaration' which calls for strengthening delivery of services for these diseases at the primary health care level.