Health Promotion Initiative a Must for Sustainable Health Development- Speakers at a Journalists’ Workshop
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart attack, stroke, cancer, and diabetes etc. are responsible for about 70 percent of total deaths in Bangladesh. Tobacco consumption, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption and air pollution are some of the major risk factors of NCDs. Adoption and implementation of a health promotion initiative would enable the country to reduce the above-mentioned risk factors and also slash the number of NCD-attributable deaths. Such recommendations have been made today (09 May 2024, Thursday) during a journalists' workshop titled 'Health Promotion for a Sustainable Health Development: Bangladesh Perspective" held at the BMA Bhaban of the capital. A total of 25 journalists from both print and TV media have participated in this workshop.
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