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Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death in Sri Lanka with the increasing adult population, said Health Ministry Additional Secretary Palitha Maheepala at a press briefing at the Information Department.
Diabetes kills 3.8 million people in the world yearly which is higher than HIV AIDS. Every 10 seconds a person dies due to diabetes-related causes, he said.
Socio-economic development such as urbanization, industrialization, changed food consumption methods, lifestyles, drug addiction and smoking are among the chief reasons for non-communicable diseases, he said.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/11/11/news11.asp
Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death in Sri Lanka with the increasing adult population, said Health Ministry Additional Secretary Palitha Maheepala at a press briefing at the Information Department.
Diabetes kills 3.8 million people in the world yearly which is higher than HIV AIDS. Every 10 seconds a person dies due to diabetes-related causes, he said.
Socio-economic development such as urbanization, industrialization, changed food consumption methods, lifestyles, drug addiction and smoking are among the chief reasons for non-communicable diseases, he said.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/11/11/news11.asp