WDD: Nigeria must fix food environment to curb disease burden - CAPPA
CAPPA has urged the Nigerian government to address the commercial drivers of diabetes by regulating the food environment and promoting healthy, affordable whole foods. The organization highlights that aggressive marketing of ultra-processed foods is a major contributor to the country's rising disease burden.
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It emphasizes the role of public policy and corporate regulation in managing non-communicable diseases in developing nations.
From Idu Jude, Abuja As the world marks World Diabetes Day 2026 on November 14 under the theme “Early Action on Diabetes”, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on federal and state governments to integrate clinical treatment and tackle the commercial and structural drivers of Nigeria’s escalating diabetes burden. In a statement, CAPPA emphasised that while early screening and timely medical care are vital, genuine “early action” starts with primary prevention, particularly by transforming Nigeria’s food environment so that healthy, nutritious and culturally appropriate whole foods are affordable and accessible to every citizen before chronic illness takes hold.
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