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Nutrition clinics help tackle obesity in Bahrain

Nutrition clinics help tackle obesity in Bahrain

Nutrition clinics have become central to tackling obesity in Bahrain. In 2007, the country had one of the highest rates of overweight and obesity in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, with 33% of adults aged over 20 classified as overweight, of whom 36% were obese. The clinics have delivered impressive results. Nearly 3 quarters of patients...

Bahrain declared free of iodine deficiency disorders

Bahrain declared free of iodine deficiency disorders

Bahrain is the first country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to have eliminated iodine deficiency disorders. Bahrain was declared free of iodine deficiency disorders by the Ministry of Health of Bahrain in 2014. Iodine deficiency disorders are a preventable global health problem that threaten around one fifth of the world’s population. They...

United Arab Emirates forms nutrition committee to draft national strategy

United Arab Emirates forms nutrition committee to draft national strategy

The regional nutrition strategy (2010–2019) urges all countries in the Region to develop programmes to suit their situations and resources. In response, the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Health and other government agencies formed a National Nutrition Committee to draft a national strategy for reducing obesity, diabetes and other diet-related...

WHO calls on everyone to work together to combat the obesity epidemic for a healthier future now and post-COVID-19

WHO calls on everyone to work together to combat the obesity epidemic for a healthier future now and post-COVID-19

On World Obesity Day, 4 March, the World Health Organization is calling on everyone to take action to combat the obesity epidemic by working together to address its many root causes to create happier, longer and healthier lives. By raising awareness and improving access to appropriate information, we can combat this disease now and post-COVID-19, especially...

Near East and North Africa: regional overview of food security and nutrition

Near East and North Africa: regional overview of food security and nutrition

14 May 2020 – Over the past 10 years Arab State food systems have had a mixed record in reaching the goals of food security and nutrition. Though there has been progress in reducing the number of hungry people, much of this was erased by growing conflict in the region since 2010. The region has made tremendous progress in the past three decades...

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