Government Role in Ensuring Access to Healthy Food Urgent Call to Action on World Food Day 2024
Islamabad, October 16, 2024 – On the occasion of World Food Day, Major General Masud Ur
Rehman Kiani underscored the critical role of government in making healthy food accessible to
all. He highlighted alarming health statistics, stating, “Pakistan is facing a health crisis, with 33
million diabetics and another 10 million on the brink of the disease, as reported by the
International Diabetes Federation. Obesity is surging, hypertension is rampant, and these
preventable conditions are becoming part of everyday life.”
Maj Gen Kiani called for urgent collective action to change harmful eating habits, starting at the
individual level. He stressed the need to embrace healthier choices: “We must focus on home-
cooked meals, reduce our intake of salt, sugar, and oil, opt for water over s...
