Daily Archives: July 25, 2022

‘Sugar-sweetened beverages increase risk of Type 2 diabetes’

A COALITION of public health organizations has advised the public to avoid consuming too many sugar-sweetened beverages as they increase the risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes and other diseases in humans. The coalition, Advocating for Health (A4H) is made up of the University of Ghana, Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA), Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance…

Public educated on intake of sugar sweetened beverages

Advocating for Health (A4H) project, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working to improve public health awareness, has started a sensitisation compaign aimed at reducing the consumption of excessive sugar sweetened beverages in the country. The one-year project, supported by Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), is to help raise awareness on the health implications…