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Launch of the WHO SHAKE the salt habit technical package - Webinar
12 May 2026 14:00 – 15:15 CET Virtual meeting
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The Department of Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) is launching the second edition of the WHO SHAKE the salt habit, a technical package for sodium reduction on 12 May, at 14:00 – 15:15 CET.
Excess sodium intake is a leading dietary risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease globally. Over the last decade, WHO has produced a range of guidelines and frameworks aimed at reducing sodium intake, building on both scientific and programme evidence.
On 12 May 2026, WHO will launch the second edition of the SHAKE package, which brings together all these updated guidelines and country experiences to guide the work of policy-makers and programme managers in a more practical way.
This global launch webinar will introduce the updated SHAKE package, highlight what is new, and showcase real-world country experiences demonstrating how coordinated, mandatory policies can deliver measurable health impact.
Join the webinar to learn about the updated WHO SHAKE technical package, including new recommendations and practical tools for implementation and hear first-hand from countries implementing sodium reduction policies as well as partners supporting sodium reduction in countries.
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COMMENT (NPW): 'Lowering salt intake is recognized as a WHO “best buy”: a cost-effective public health intervention for reducing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). In 2013, the World Health Assembly established a global target for a 30% reduction in salt intake by 2025, towards the WHO <5 g recommendation. Even a 15% decrease in salt intake would lower blood pressure and prevent up to 8.5 million premature deaths within a decade in low- and middle-income countries.' https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/09-03-2021-less-salt-for-a-longer-l...
Public awareness of the links between excessive salt intake and morbidity/mortality varies worldwide, but tends to be lower in South Asia, Africa, and Middle East.
Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org