News National News National Brunei to ban junk food ads aimed at children Health ministry launches food advertising guidelines to tackle rising childhood obesity March 9, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei plans to ban junk food advertisements aimed at children to combat rising obesity after more than half of…
News National News National MoH to conduct nationwide survey on student health The survey will collect data on tobacco and drug use, as well as risk factors for non-communicable disease April 12, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) will be conducting a nationwide survey at schools to assess the habits and behaviours…
News National News National Worrying trend: Brunei’s school children becoming more obese Obesity rate among adults in Brunei is the highest in the region, with 3 in every 10 being obese October 17, 2018 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – More school children are becoming obese, said the Ministry of Health, which had observed the worrying trend through its…
News National News National With 1 in 2 children deemed overweight or obese, is Brunei facing a youth obesity epidemic? Data shows that more youth are being referred to RIPAS Hospital's Obesity Clinic January 22, 2018 Fifty-one per cent of school-aged children are overweight or obese, prompting serious concerns of a growing youth obesity epidemic, said a Ministry of…