Thursday, December 19

Tag: #Panah

Pakistan is grappling with a severe crisis of non-communicable diseases
8Jun By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
Latest, PAKISTAN NEWS

Pakistan is grappling with a severe crisis of non-communicable diseases

Pakistan is grappling with a severe crisis of non-communicable diseases, with millions suffering from diabetes, obesity, heart disease, kidney ailments, and certain types of cancers. The consumption of sugary drinks, juices and ultra-processed foods is among the major contributing factor to this national health emergency. However, the beverage industry has skillfully omitted from its narrative is the devastating impact of its products on public health in term of increased hospital expenditure and social cost of premature deaths and diseases. The statistics from International Diabetes Federation suggests that over 1100 people are dying daily in Pakistan due to diabetes or its complications. The number of people living with diabetes increased to 33 million and are set to reach 62 million by...
Read More
The Government should take immediate action to prevent smoking
31May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
Latest, PAKISTAN NEWS

The Government should take immediate action to prevent smoking

In Pakistan already a large number of people and especially youths were suffering from tobacco fatalities, the tobacco industry has brought more new destructive products into the market. We must do all we can to protect our young people from Tobacco from these tactics of the industry. The speakers said this while addressing a conference organized by Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) on the occasion of Anti-Tobacco Day, jointly organized by Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) and PANAH. The chief guest of the event was Panah President Major General (Rtd) Masud Ur Rehman Kiani. Among the people who addressed the ceremony were General Masud Ur Rehman Kiani, Major General Naseer Ahmed Samore, Colonel Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Mirza, Dr. Wajid Kayani, Dr. Wajiha Waqar. The event wa...
Read More
The beverage industry is using traditional seductive tactics on the name of foreign investment
31May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
Latest, PAKISTAN NEWS

The beverage industry is using traditional seductive tactics on the name of foreign investment

Investment at the cost of letting people die. A much needed tax requested by civil society which could save lives in Pakistan. The 2024-25 budget formulation is at its full swing. The beverage industry is using traditional seductive tactics on the name of foreign investment and exports to Pakistani policy makers to escape taxes. The civil society of Pakistan and health professionals collectively rejects such tactics of the beverage industry and termed it plan for killing people by building a huge burden on the health sector and hence, economy of the country. Pakistan is a country with more than 1100 people dying daily due to diabetes and its complications, over 300 limbs amputated every day and a heart attack occurs every single minute. In a joint stamen issued, they requested FBR, IMF a...
Read More
Dumping heaven for unhealthy food products taking lives of Pakistanis
28May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
Latest, PAKISTAN NEWS

Dumping heaven for unhealthy food products taking lives of Pakistanis

A dumping heaven for unhealthy food products taking lives of Pakistanis Chairman FBR and Finance Minister appealed for increasing FED on all sugar drinks. A country with more than 1100 people dying daily due to diabetes and its complications, over 300 limbs removed every day, the beverage industry is negotiating with Pakistani Finance Minister and Chairman FBR to escape taxes aimed at improving public health. The leading civil society organizations of Pakistan and health professionals rejected such tactics of the beverage industry which is not in the interest of peoples of Pakistan, neither for economy of the country. Government must reject any such investment plan on the name of rural economy and export by beverage industry which leads to killing people and adding miseries by building a...
Read More