Almost 500 million people might develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes, or other non-communicable diseases attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, the World Health Organisation has said.
“In policy areas that could encourage active and sustainable transport, only just over 40% of countries have road design standards that make walking and cycling safer,” the global health body said.
Reacting, the WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, said there was a need for for more countries to scale up implementation of policies to support people to be more active through walking, cycling, sport, and other physical activity. “The benefits are huge, not only for the physical and mental health of individuals, but also for societies, environments, and economies,” said Dr. Ghebreyesus, adding that “we hope countries and partners will use this report to build more active, healthier, and fairer societies for all.”
“We are missing globally-approved indicators to measure access to parks, cycle lanes, foot paths – even though we know that data do exist in some countries. Consequently, we cannot report or track the global provision of infrastructure that will facilitate increases in physical activity,” said Head of WHO Physical Activity Unit, Fiona Bull. “It can be a vicious circle, no indicator and no data leads to no tracking and no accountability, and then too often, to no policy and no investment.
The report calls for countries to prioritise physical activity as key to improving health and tackling the NCDs, integrate physical activity into all relevant policies and develop tools, guidance and training to improve implementation.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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