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It’s possible to address current NCD crisis with evidence-informed public health policy interventions – Prof. Laar

It’s possible to address current NCD crisis with evidence-informed public health policy interventions – Prof. Laar

Amos Laar, a Professor of Public Health Nutrition from the University of Ghana has called for evidence-based policy interventions to reshape food environments and to tackle diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa. Speaking at the

Diet
Stakeholders call for legal and regulatory interventions to promote healthier diets, and physical activity in Ghana

Stakeholders call for legal and regulatory interventions to promote healthier diets, and physical activity in Ghana

In a collaborative effort to address the pressing challenge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana, a consortium of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by the Coalition of Actors for Public Health Advocacy(CAPHA),  local academic institutions

Diet
Public Health Nutrition Professor proposes bold strategies to tackle unhealthy food environments in Africa

Public Health Nutrition Professor proposes bold strategies to tackle unhealthy food environments in Africa

Ghanaian Professor of Public Health Nutrition at the University of Ghana, Amos Laar has proposed strategies to tackle unhealthy food environments in Africa with lessons from Ghana. Speaking at a recent conference on rural food

Food
Relevant policies needed to respond to nutrition, dietary transitions in Africa – Prof Laar

Relevant policies needed to respond to nutrition, dietary transitions in Africa – Prof Laar

Professor of Public Health Nutrition at the University of Ghana School of Public Health, Amos Laar has said nutrition transition in many African countries is driving demand for ultra-processed foods and contributing to the high,

Health
Professor Amos Laar delivers lecture on seemingly simple yet vexing topic: What is FOOD?

Professor Amos Laar delivers lecture on seemingly simple yet vexing topic: What is FOOD?

Amos Laar, a Professor of Public Health Nutrition at the School of Public Health University of Ghana and Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) on Thursday 5 October 2023 unpacked the