{"id":117251,"date":"2026-04-16T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/mahama-warns-against-heavy-night-meals-for-health"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:53:12","slug":"mahama-warns-against-heavy-night-meals-for-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-warns-against-heavy-night-meals-for-health","title":{"rendered":"Mahama Warns against Heavy Night Meals for Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern about the increasing burden cost of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country.<\/b><\/p>\n

NCDs are long-lasting, chronic conditions that are not passed from person to person, often caused by genetic, environmental, or lifestyle factors.<\/p>\n

President Mahama therefore, called for a significant shift in lifestyle habits \u2014 specifically warning against late-night eating of heavy meals such as fufu and banku.<\/p>\n

He gave the caution at the launch of the Free Primary Healthcare Programme (FPHC) at the Shai Osudoku Hospital in Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying to prevent especially non-communicable diseases before they become complicated. Non-communicable diseases have become the heaviest disease burden in Ghana,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President cited some common NCDs as breast and cervical cancers, hypertension, strokes, cardiovascular accidents, and renal and kidney failures.<\/p>\n

He noted that these NCDs had become the highest disease burden in the country because of the change in the lifestyles of some Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so one of the aspects of the free primary health care too will be to educate people on what makes you susceptible to non-communicable diseases. How to change your lifestyle? I mean, if you are the kind of person who likes eating heavy foods, you are not physically active.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are sitting in one place, and yet when they give you your fufu or banku, you say it is too small, you want a big bowl of fufu. You want to eat it every day. Sometimes you eat it at night before you go and sleep,\u201d President Mahama stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease by seven o\u2019clock, eat your dinner, and don\u2019t eat again. If you are hungry, just take a cup of tea or something. Don\u2019t eat any heavy food… President Mahama advised.<\/p>\n

He said through the FPHC programme, Ghanaians would be educated on dietary changes.<\/p>\n

He noted that an aspect of the FPHC would be education on how to maintain a decent lifestyle.<\/p>\n

He reiterated that change of lifestyle would be part of the educational activity of the Free Primary Healthcare.<\/p>\n

The Primary Healthcare services will be accessible at: Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds, health centres, public health units of polyclinics, health post, community pharmacies and school infirmaries.<\/p>\n

Phase one of the programme will cover 150 districts across the nation.<\/p>\n

Whereas phase two would be expanded in 2027 to cover the remaining districts, with full nationwide coverage by 2028.<\/p>\n

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