THE Pharmaceutical Society of Tanzania (PST) has welcomed a move by the government to suspend short term courses for pharmacists, advising that if possible the courses should be scrapped completely.
The healthy plate model is considered one of the practical approaches to reduce the average portion of staple food in main meals, consequently reducing the risks associated with diabetes and other Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs). Despite its potential benefits, studies on the implementation of the healthy plate model are limited in Africa. An inquiry explored barriers to implementation, uptake, and scaling up of the healthy plate model among street food vendors and consumers in three districts of Dar-es-Salaam city in Tanzania. A qualitative research design was adopted. Qualitative data collection techniques were employed including; Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with purposefully selected food and nutrition stakeholders at the National, Regional, District and Ward levels. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted with purposefully selected street food consumers and vendors. A total of (13) KIIs were conducted as well as (6) FGDs with street food vendors (2 FGDs) and consumers (4
PETALING JAYA: The government has initiated steps to better regulate the lucrative but poorly monitored beauty industry, which has indirectly caused the number of fake medical practitioners to increase.
LACK of legal framework to coordinate and link experts in the nutrition sector hinders the war against stunting in children in the country, it has been said.
PETALING JAYA: Unregistered pharmaceutical products worth RM2.5mil have been seized throughout Malaysia in a collective effort between Interpol, local police, customs and health authorities.