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Prime Minister Announces New Food Regulatory Framework To Address Non-Communicable Disease Challenges

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The Prime Minister attended the first ever meeting of the Global Group of Heads of State and Government for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases on Wednesday 21 September 2022.

This is an event jointly organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Mr Pravind Jugnauth was on the panel of speakers along with the President of Ghana, Mr Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO, Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, WHO Ambassador and former Mayor of New York.

At the roundtable, the Prime Minister outlined the initiatives taken in Mauritius to contain the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Mr Pravind Jugnauth presented the awareness and education strategy for the whole population.

Mr Pravind Jugnauth also explained that the government puts a lot of emphasis on national screening campaigns to detect certain types of diseases and risk behaviours.

Mauritius is also regularly updating the legal framework to contain the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Mauritius will soon promulgate a new framework of Food Regulations which will be in line with the recommendations of Codex Alimentarus, FAO and WHO.

Mauritius is working in collaboration with WHO on the proposed establishment of the Mauritius Food Standards Agency. This agency will have the task of advising the government on nutritional safety.

The government is also stepping up its prevention efforts with regard to smoking and alcohol, with initiatives such as the upcoming introduction of plain packaging.

Mr Pravind Jugnauth also spoke of the government’s willingness to promote alternative medicine with the forthcoming construction of an AYUSH Centre of Excellence with the collaboration of the Indian government.

The Head of Government welcomed the findings of the latest Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Survey which showed that the prevalence of diabetes and the rate of people with pre-diabetic conditions have declined, relative to 2015.

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