Islamabad ( Parliament Times): Pakistan National Heart Association through a letter requested Chairman
Saleem Mandviwalla to be a responsible and public leader and give importance to the health of the people rather than the interests of the industry.
PANAH has reminded Saleem Mandviwalla through a letter that the PANAH team briefed him in the finance committee about the health and economic harm of sugary drinks including a 250 ml glass.
It contains 7 to 9 spoons of protein, diabetes is a major cause of many diseases including heart, in which Pakistan has come to the third place in the world and the speed with which this disease is increasing, Pakistan has come to the first place in the world and only one of them,team said.
1100 people are dying in Pakistan every day due to this disease and Pakistan is spending two times more than the amount received from the IMF on the management of this one disease and all the studies have proved that sugary drinks cause diabetes,team added.
30% of disease is accounted for We can save many lives and costs by simply controlling sugary drinks and also what the world is doing to prevent sugary drinks from affecting health and the economy 80 Countries around the world have reduced his anger by raising taxes on him and what are the recommendations of the World Bank and WHO,team said.
You agreed with us and said that the Finance Committee will give its recommendation on this, whereas the matter turned out to be the opposite,deam demaned.
The recommendation was not given, but the industry is repeatedly using your platform against it and many medical associations and civil societies have also sent their recommendations to the government. Being a responsible and public leader should prioritize the health of the public rather than the interests of the industry,team said.