World No Tobacco Day 2013: Not just another day
The 31st of May 2013 will mark the 26th year of successive observance of World No Tobacco Day across the world, when WHO Member States resolved to commemorate a day every year to say NO to use of...
View Article#GlobalHealth: an open letter to the Healthcare Students of the World.
In his speech to the World Health Assembly this year, World Bank chief Dr Jim Kim boldly stated we are at a crossroads in global health. “Together, we face a moment of decision,” he said, “The question...
View ArticleLatest Research on Tobacco Use and Health Care Cost Has Global Implications
This month’s articles on health care costs and tobacco control in the South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) have far reaching implications beyond the shores of South Africa. The latest Global Burden of...
View ArticleA message from Prof. Samad Shera on World Diabetes Day
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and World Health Organisation(WHO) are holding World Diabetes Day since 1991 in response to growing concerns about the escalating threat of diabetes...
View ArticleDiabetes soars in Pakistan’s urban centres
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is skyrocketing throughout Pakistan’s urban centres that grow daily as migrants arrive from rural areas. In response, the International Diabetes Federation and...
View ArticleFive Reasons Why ‘Food’ Is A Massive Global Health Issue
Last week in Stockholm, Sweden, I was asked to present an insight into the links between food and global health to the Swedish Medical Society Conference; a brief outline on the parallels and overlap...
View ArticleDr. Brundtland’s Impact on Global Health; We Must Stay the Course
I recently co-authored a piece in the journal Public Health about my esteemed colleague, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the first female...
View ArticleThe World Health Organization Is Fighting Childhood Obesity
Earlier last week, the Director General of WHO announced the establishment of the WHO Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity to strengthen the scientific evidence base for action, to engage all...
View ArticleThe public health challenge of this century
A forty-five year old man at the prime of his life in Pakistan struggles with heart disease. He has been told that three of his major coronary arteries are critically blocked. His wife, at age 43...
View ArticleWorld Cancer Day 2015: Statistics, facts and ‘Not Beyond Us’ theme
World Cancer Day, observed annually on 4 February, is dedicated to raising awareness of cancer and encouraging its prevention, detection and treatment. Cancers are among the leading causes of death...
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