A third of Moroccans have "blood pressure" and half of them suffer from obesity

Haspres – Amal Knin

Saturday 16th February 2019 – 13h00

A new study shows that 29.3% of Moroccans over the age of 18 suffer from high blood pressure, 10.6% are diabetic, 10.4% are diabetic, 53% are overweight, 20% are obese and 10% are obese. 5% have high levels of cholesterol in the blood.

The results of the national survey on common risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in 2017-2018, which revealed that 11.7% of smokers, 1.7% currently consume alcohol, 21, 1% of physically inactive people, 76.3% consuming less than 5%. And fruits every day.

"The National Multisectoral Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2019-22", led by the Ministry of Health with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), which included 6,100 families in the framework of the "2025 Health Plan", aimed at reducing diseases, Noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors through an integrated multisectoral approach.

According to Anas al-Dikali, Minister of Health, the survey included data on national data on noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors, as well as to enable program managers to control these diseases. And to use their data to develop or strengthen national measures to combat them.

"Noncommunicable diseases, especially heart disease, cancer, diabetes and pulmonary and psychological diseases" constitute an increasing burden in the world, given the health, economic and social consequences of countries with high prevalence said Dikali in a speech.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), noncommunicable diseases cause about 40 million deaths worldwide each year, which means that 70% of deaths worldwide, including 15 million premature deaths, affect those under 30 and 69 years of age, accounting for 82% of all deaths in low- and middle-income countries.

"Noncommunicable diseases account for 60 per cent of the global burden of disease, exceeding other health problems of the twenty-first century," he said.

The Minister of Health emphasized that the national multisectoral strategy for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases for the period 2019-2029 was part of a national context marked by institutional and political reforms: four priority axes were distributed between the 25 pillars of the 2025 Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Health Plan With a clear priority for primary health care and health promotion in a service-centric and citizen-centered approach, the health sector being considered a cornerstone of human development, "said the minister.