Health A health advocate, Mr Lorenz Mba, has called for nationwide shift from reactive to preventive healthcare through simple lifestyle changes and early screening to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases. He made the call an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN on Wednesday in Lagos during a road work to commemorate the sixth

“Atherosclerosis is important because the main diseases many middle-aged and older people fear, such as heart attack and stroke, are based on atherosclerotic changes,” said Juta Kraav, a clinical evaluator at the State Agency of Medicines and a recent doctoral graduate of University of Tartu. At the same time, autopsy studies from the 1990s have

South Africa’s health burden is undergoing a major shift. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease are now the leading cause of death, according to the latest global and local data. While infectious diseases remain a concern, the fastest-growing risks are tied to everyday behaviours, including poor diet, inactivity, smoking and delayed

Representational Image (Getty Images) New Delhi: The Union Ayush Ministry has launched a comprehensive “Yoga Protocol for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Target Groups”, in a significant push towards reshaping the country’s healthcare narrative from treatment to prevention. Launched during the Yoga Mahotsav 2026 earlier this month by Union Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav, the initiative is