“THE CANCER SCARE” World Cancer Day will be observed on Friday 4th February 2022 under the theme “Closing the Care Gap.” The observance of the day is organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and is based on the World Cancer Declaration of 2008. That declaration was launched again in 2013 to align
Sugar Sweetened Beverages Campaign The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment with the support from the Pan American Health Organization is launching a Sugar Sweetened Beverage campaign under the slogan, ‘Less Sugar, Longer Life’. The campaign seeks to increase public awareness of the dangers associated with excessive consumption of SSBs and promote the consumption
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HEPATITIS PART 1 Hepatitis A is an extremely contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. This virus is among one of the five hepatitis viruses that cause inflammation and affects the function of one’s liver. Hepatitis A is among one the common causes of food-borne infection and is
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