Tonga Mo’ui Lelei, a new TV show promoting healthy lifestyle choices for Tongans to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) responsible for lowering life expectancy in Tonga and will start airing tonight in Tonga.

The show, run by Tonga Health, who now oversees NCD prevention and control nationally, will involve a panel of CEO’s and representatives from various industry sectors talking about the roles and activities their organisations are taking to help Tongans fight NCDs.

Issues such as how to increase the availability and consumption of healthy food and lowering the demand for unhealthy food will be discussed on tonight’s episode with Losaline Ma’asi, CEO of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF). Losaline will also talk about how MAFFF will support Tonga Health in its new role as the central coordinating body for preventing NCDs.

Tonga Heath stated that Tonga Mo’ui Lelei will continue to be aired on the second and fourth Thursday every month.