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In spite of the Techno-Medical advances in the country and around the world, over 6 million people die every year from avoidable diseases.
Malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB, Diabetes, Stroke, Hypertension and many more are avoidable diseases that could be prevented from occurring to a person yet it claims more lives than accident.
Hon. Joseph Yieleh Chireh has this to tell the Health Digest News Last week at the commemoration of Africa Healthy Lifestyle Day in Accra.
The Programme dubbed “Wellness and Fitness for Action and Productivity” attracted people from all walks of lives.
According to the Health minister, Ghana is the first country to have branded the “Healthy Lifestyle” as Regenerative Health and Nutrition.
He said this programme was very important to all the AU member state since all the members are expected to organize awareness-creation and advocacy programmes for the benefit of all communities.
He said Africa faces a progressive increase burden of non communicable diseases that could be prevented by adaption of healthy Lifestyle through lifelong health diets, physical exercise and regular medical assessment.
He added it was a recommendation by the AU conference of Health Ministers to wage war against poor lifestyle.
He said this could be achieved through adaption of relaxation, fruits and vegetable consumption low salt , sugar, fat and meet intake.
The day was commemorated with lots of activities ranging from exercise to food and no smoking or alcoholism campaign target at reducing death through preventable diseases.
According release, African Healthy Lifestyle Day has been commemorated over the past two years in most countries since its adoption.
Story by;By Anthony Agbotsey