{"id":18881,"date":"2019-12-14T20:33:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T20:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=18881"},"modified":"2019-12-14T20:33:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T20:33:53","slug":"food-borne-diseases-major-global-public-health-concern-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/food-borne-diseases-major-global-public-health-concern-who","title":{"rendered":"Food borne diseases major global public health concern \u2013 WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed worry that more than 200 diseases are caused by unsafe food; containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, and chemical substances.<\/p>\n<p>The apex health organization gave the terrifying figure in its latest estimate of the global burden of foodborne diseases released on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It said that foodborne diseases are also leading causes of diarrhoea and cancer, hence constitute a major global public health concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFoodborne diseases are caused by types of bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins, and chemicals. Others are much more common in middle-and and low-income countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in a globalized world they can spread quickly along the food chain and across borders\u201d, said WHO.<\/p>\n<p>It, however, emphasised that foodborne diseases are preventable, noting that everyone has a role to play to achieve safer food for all.<\/p>\n<p>The Organization then initiated a campaign for safe food tagged: \u201cpreparing food? Make sure it\u2019s safe!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed worry that more than 200 diseases are caused by unsafe food; containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, and chemical substances. The apex health organization gave the terrifying figure in its latest estimate of the global burden of foodborne diseases released on Saturday. 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