Dr. Tony Dans

Medical Groups

I’m Dr. Tony Dans from the University of the Philippines - College of Medicine. When I was a student, we were taught that noncommunicable diseases (stroke, heart attack, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.) were caused by “lifestyles that we choose”.

We now know that this is NOT true. Lifestyle is not a choice. It is a response to how we build the world around us. People smoke because tobacco is cheap. We eat unhealthy food because junk food is more affordable. We do not exercise because there is no open space in our cities, and the transport system is not built for biking or walking.

Move As One Coalition is a call to rebuild our world: create open space, allow active transport, reduce traffic and pollution, and make our cities more liveable for future generations. I call on the healthcare community to join this movement. Together we can achieve better health by rebuilding the world around us.

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