HYDERABAD, April 11: The World Health Day on the theme of Move for Health was commemorated on Thursday at the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, under the aegis of Community Medicine and Public Health Sciences.

In his presidential speech, Vice Chancellor Professor Jan Mohammad A. Memon said that physical activity was necessary to prevent the two million deaths which were caused by obesity, cancer, heart diseases and diabetes.

Professor Rafique Ahmed Soomro said that physical activity could help prevent many diseases. He said only five per cent budget of the world was being spent on preventive health.