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JICA Emergency Assistance to Strengthen Covid-19 Response in Sri Lanka

Major General Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Yamada Tetsuya, Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sri Lanka Office have signed a Bilateral agreement between the two parties representing the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka and JICA for JICA’s emergency technical cooperation grant named the Project for Strengthening COVID-19 Response. Senior officials from the Ministry of Health and JICA Sri Lanka Office, including Dr. Sunil De Alwis, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Takashima Kiyofumi, Senior Representative, JICA Sri Lanka Office also attended the occasion, held at the Ministry of Health, Colombo strictly adhering to the health guidelines and the COVID-19 preventive measures.

Launch Event: WHO Global Sodium Benchmarks for Different Food Categories

Launch Event: WHO Global Sodium Benchmarks for Different Food Categories Launch Event: WHO Global Sodium Benchmarks for Different Food Categories 5 May 2021 12:30 – 13:30 CET On 5 May 2021, WHO will be launching the WHO global sodium benchmarks for different food categories at a virtual high-level event. It is a first-ever globally harmonized set of benchmarks for more than 60 food categories that define the maximum levels of sodium that processed foods can contain. An estimated 11 million deaths globally are associated with poor diet, 3 million of which are attributable to high sodium intakes (>2 g of sodium or >5 g of salt per day). Excess dietary sodium intake increases blood pressure and consequently increases

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