Lifestyle diseases becoming a challenge
Lifestyle diseases, in medical term “non-communicable” diseases, are becoming a “very serious challenge” for the world, including Bangladesh, says a global expert having 40 years of experience about international public health.
“It's very clear there's a set of new diseases around called lifestyle diseases. This new wave of lifestyle diseases is a new challenge for the world…,” Dr David Nabarro told a small group of newspersons, including the news agency correspondent.
He mentioned diabetes, high blood pressure and chest and breathing problems due to smoking as few examples of lifestyle diseases that are associated with the way a person or group of people lives.
Dr Nabarro is one of the three candidates for the post of director general (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is now in a brief visit to Bangladesh to seek its support.
The member states (194 countries) will pick up new DG through voting at the World Health Assembly in May and the new DG will take office on July 1.
He said if he becomes the DG of WHO, he will help countries establish health system that works on dealing with non-communicable diseases.
Dr Nabarro has been the special adviser to the United Nations secretary-general on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Climate Change since January 2016.
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