We need to scale-up successful #Pacific#ICT tools that are already in place to support #agriculture#fisheries & #nutrition e.g. My Kana app aims to promote healthy eating habits to tackle the rising number of #NCDs ➡️https://t.co/HQ9Ig66CpE ➡️https://t.co/WdkC2mJxVM
#Pacific traditional knowledge experts gave reasons for declining consumption/utilisation of indigenous & highly nutritious foods like seaweeds|sea cucumber|drumstick|amaranth|cassava leaves. Strong public-private-producer partnerships can increase uptake https://t.co/fC8XGF8fSA
Vital need for Fijians to change eating habits
After diabetes, which claims about 1700 lives annually in Fiji, coronary heart disease is the second highest contributor to Fiji’s mortality... https://t.co/1vndFyuQN9
For weight management and reducing obesity let’s move away from blaming towards enabling! BNFs Try, swap and change healthy life planner may help in making simple changes to suit individual needs https://t.co/HQ3olp015J #BNFTrySwapChange
Instead of health systems focused on treating sick people in hospitals, we need health systems focused on keeping people healthy and out of hospitals, where the costs are greater and the outcomes are often worse.
New brief “Healthy diets for all: A key to meeting the SDGs” is a call to action for policymakers to recognise the central role of high-quality #diets & #nutrition in achieving the #SDGs https://t.co/hGvI0zzwKH
It's World Antibiotic Awareness Week!
ALWAYS seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional before taking antibiotics. 💊 Help us stop the spread of #AntibioticResistance
Think twice. Seek advice. Taking antibiotics when they are not needed accelerates emergence of #AntibioticResistance, one of the biggest threats to global health. You can help #StopSuperbugs!