Vanuatu: Salt surveillance training workshop
Background All WHO Member States agreed to the global target to reduce population salt intake by 30% by 2025, towards the recommended level of less than 5g/day. On a global scale, excess salt consumption is estimated to cause 1.6 million deaths in 2010. Approximately 40% of Pacific Island residents have been diagnosed with a noncommunicable […]
South Africa: Mandating maximum salt levels in food products
Background South Africa is the first country to include mandated maximum salt targets for a range of processed foods, targeting the 60% of salt in the diet that comes from processed foods. The first set of targets came into effect on the 30th of June 2016, second stage due to occur in June 2019. South […]
Malaysia: Capacity building to deliver salt reduction health education
Background All WHO Member States agreed to the global target to reduce population salt intake by 30% by 2025, towards the recommended level of less than 5g/day. Average salt intake among the Malaysian population is 8.7g/day, almost 4g higher than WHO recommendation Ministry of Health Malaysia is supportive of a national salt reduction program. Malaysia […]
The African Region: Multi-country training workshop on salt reduction and dietary interventions
Background All WHO Member States agreed to the global target to reduce population salt intake by 30% by 2025, towards the recommended level of less than 5g/day. On a global scale, excess salt consumption is estimated to cause 1.6 million deaths in 2010. The Ministry of Health in collaboration with World Health Organization Country Office […]
The Mekong Countries: targeting CVD prevention, control, and management
Background The Mekong Countries, consisting of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos are all experiencing a double burden of disease. Previous WHO studies (STEP data) have shown an increasing prevalence of hypertension over the past two decades across the three countries, currently sitting at a prevalence of 25%, 27% and 32% in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, respectively. […]
Science of Salt Weekly
Background Nearly every country (181 of 187) in the world consumes in excess of the WHO recommended maximum salt intake of 5g per day. The high profile provided by public health efforts has resulted in a vast number of publications on dietary salt. The rapidly growing volume of research makes it challenging to stay up […]
India: Developing the evidence base for a national salt reduction program
Background This GACD 3-year project was undertaken to develop the evidence base required to formulate a national salt reduction program for India. This was done by conducting an integrated, multifaceted research program comprised of stakeholder assessments, population surveys and food supply evaluations. This research will provide the data required to formulate and implement a national […]