WHO asks South-East Asia Region to accelerate physical activity


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Staff Reporter / New Delhi In an effort to arrest and reverse the growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases and promote physical and mental well-being, the World Health Organization WHO has asked countries in South-East Asia Region to accelerate action to address insufficient physical activity which is as high as 74% among adolescents in the zone. “Physical activity helps prevent non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers, which continue to be leading killer diseases in the Region and a risk for severe disease and deaths in the ingoing COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director,...