Precaution better than cure

Increased consumption of processed food is behind the rise in cardiovascular conditions.

Amid growing concerns that the proportion of non-communicable diseases surpassed communicable diseases, the Ministry of Health and Population has proposed to provide free screening for people above the age of forty. In a laudable act, the government has offered free screening for hypertension, renal function, liver function, heart function and cervical cancer, among other conditions, from the next fiscal year . The Covid-19 pandemic, for all its ills, has enabled us to reflect on our shortcomings, especially in the health sector.