{"id":1104,"date":"2026-08-21T04:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:09:39","slug":"seminar-non-communicable-diseases-and-future-health-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/2026\/08\/21\/seminar-non-communicable-diseases-and-future-health-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar \u2013 Non-Communicable Diseases and Future Health Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 17, 2025, the Economics Club organized a seminar on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at BH3 Hall. Dr. Sanka Halpewattage, Senior Medical Officer, delivered an insightful session covering the causes, impacts, and prevention strategies for NCDs.<br>The seminar inspired participants to adopt healthier lifestyles, raising awareness about the importance of prevention and management of NCDs. It was a valuable opportunity for attendees to gain knowledge and insights on this critical health issue.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-custom-gallery su-custom-gallery-align-left su-custom-gallery-title-hover\"><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:300px;height:300px\"><a><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7783.heic\" alt=\"IMG_7783\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">IMG_7783<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:300px;height:300px\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7784.heic\" alt=\"IMG_7784\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">IMG_7784<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:300px;height:300px\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7785.heic\" alt=\"IMG_7785\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">IMG_7785<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 17, 2025, the Economics Club organized a seminar on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at BH3 Hall. Dr. Sanka Halpewattage, Senior Medical Officer, delivered an insightful session covering the causes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1105,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104\/revisions\/1105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}