LONDON adidas pharrell williams hu schweiz , Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- London face a series of "shocking" public health threats, including the emergencies caused by tobacco, alcohol, obesity, lack of exercise and pollution, the London Health Commission (LHC) said in a report presented to London mayor Boris Johnson Wednesday.
The LHC was established by mayor Johnson in September last year to examine the health of Londoners. It has involved 15,000 people in its development, aspiring to make London the healthiest major global city in ten years.
The report proposed over 60 recommendations, including tough measures to combat the threats posed by tobacco Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Schwarz Rot Schweiz , alcohol, obesity, lack of exercise and pollution that harm millions of people.
"Londoners' waistlines are expanding, since we eat too much and exercise too little. More than a million Londoners still smoke, and there is significant harm from problem drinking. Too many children get off to too poor a start in life," said Ara Darzi Herren Adidas Yeezy 350 Boost V2 Gelb Schweiz , chairman of the LHC.
According to the report, smoking remains a major challenge to London's public health. Around 1.2 million Londoners still smoke, causing 8,400 early deaths each day, and 67 London school children take up the habit everyday.
To meet this challenge, Darzi called for a smoke-free plan for London's Trafalgar Square Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Schwarz Lila Schweiz , Parliament Square and 20,000 acres of parks in the capital.
The report cited obesity as another major challenge to the city's overall health.
In London, around 3.8 million people are deemed as obese or overweight; just 13 percent of people walk to work; and 7 percent of deaths are directly related to poor air quality, according to the report.
The LHC also said that the National Health Service (NHS) system is facing financial pressure. It noted that care needs to be made more personal and organized round patients and their needs rather than the system and its rules.
Proposed measures included mandatory traffic-light labeling on restaurant menus; Oyster travel card discounts for commuters who walk to work; prevention of new junk food outlets opening within 400 meters of schools; more pricing restrictions for alcohol; and speeding up air quality measures.
The report also called for a one-billion-pound (1.60 billion U.S. dollars) investment over the next five years to modernize general practitioner surgeries, since one third of which are rated "very poor" or "unacceptable."
"We can do better: the healthiest choice isn't always easy and isn't always obvious. The goal is to make each of those millions of individual decisions that bit easier," Darzi added.
NAIROBI, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Kenya will be without their captain and English Premier League (EPL) side Tottenham Hotspur star, Victor Wanyama for their three international week friendlies next week.
Wanyama withdrew from the squad that will play Mozambique, Togo and Mauritania as he struggles to recover fully from a niggling ankle injury.
The Kenyan captain played the full 90 minutes for Spurs in their defeat to EPL champions Chelsea at Wembley last weekend having featured for only 10 during their 2-0 victory at Newcastle United FC in the opening fixture of the season.
Wanyama was included in the 15-man foreign based squad announced by Kenya head coach Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Supreme Weiß Rot Schweiz , Stanley Okumbi on Tuesday but it is understood he will turn down his latest call-up to focus on regaining his match fitness after a poor pre-season.
Without his influential captain, Okumbi has many options in midfield from his preliminary squad of 51.
At the same time, former first choice keeper, Arnold Origi who was recalled to the side by Okumbi is a doubtful having acquired Norwegian citizenship.
Origi who plays for Lillestrom SK last featured for Stars 17 months ago in their opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier before being frozen out of the squad under a cloud of controversy.
In his absence, his application for Norwegian citizenship sailed through and the keeper is expected to issue a statement clarifying on his status after Okumbi called him up in the Kenyan team.
Kenya is scheduled to play the three friendlies during the FIFA International week from next Tuesday to Sept. 4 in Morocco.
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MONTEVIDEO Herren Dragon Ball Z x Adidas Prophere Grün Lila Schweiz , June 25 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's national coach Oscar Tabarez said on Thursday he understood forward Edinson Cavani's reaction who was sent off for receiving a double yellow after responding to aggression from Chilean Gonzalo Jara during Uruguay's final Copa America 2015 match on Wednesday.
"What happened to Cavani when he received the second yellow card (is) something that happens to all of us. We react because many things are at stake and this touches the intimate fibers of any offense," said Tabarez after landing back in Montevideo.