{
  "id": 8158460,
  "title": "Warning labels needed to tackle NCDs – SEND Ghana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/warning-labels-needed-to-tackle-ncds-send-ghana",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/warning-labels-needed-to-tackle-ncds-send-ghana/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghanaian Times reports that SEND Ghana has initiated a mass media campaign to promote healthier food choices and educate the public on the importance of front-of-package warning labels as a means to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The campaign, titled \"Healthy Eating for Active Living: The Role of Front-of-Package Warning Labelling,\" aims to make nutritional information on packaged foods more accessible and understandable for consumers. Speaking at the launch in Accra, Dr. Hafiz Adam-Taher, Director of Technical Coordination at the Ministry of Health, emphasized that healthy eating and physical activity were key to preventing diseases and improving quality of life, noting that NCDs accounted for 43% of all-cause mortality in Ghana. He stressed that while front-of-package warning labels would aid consumers in identifying nutritional information, public education and access to healthier foods were equally crucial for informed dietary choices. Dr. Adam-Taher urged the media to simplify technical nutrition information for broader dissemination and called on parents to instill healthy eating habits in children, as early dietary habits can lead to obesity and hypertension. The government is prioritizing preventive healthcare through community screening and early detection to mitigate complications and reduce treatment costs. Dr. Adam-Taher also encouraged consumers to read food labels, maintain balanced diets, and engage in regular physical activity. Food manufacturers were urged to provide transparent nutritional information and consider reformulation to promote healthier products. Ms. Harriet Agyemang, Country Director of SEND Ghana, called for the introduction of front-of-package warning labels to help consumers identify unhealthy foods and make informed dietary choices, emphasizing that poor diets contribute significantly to NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and cancer.",
  "summary": "SEND Ghana has launched a mass media campaign to educate the public on front-of-package warning labelling and promote healthier food choices as part of efforts to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The campaign seeks to make nutritional information on packaged foods easier for consumers to understand and use when making purchasing decisions. It is being held … The post Warning labels…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}